Attention Foxit:Pls confirm if Eslick's Battery has some problems?

[joseandrew]

I heard from the owners of Eslick that they have been experiencing some problems on the battery.Pls see to it that the next shipment of Eslick are those problems are already solved.

Thanks!

[Onumad]

I have ordered an Eslick and also I am worried with this problem.
Is a battery defect, a firmware/hardware fail?

Thank you! (and sorry for my google-translated english)

[ooooo]

Basically, the reader can view about 7500-8000 pages when you are reading text files / books. When you are rending a PDF, it takes a lot of processing power, so it's a lot less.

[Onumad]

I was to edit my previous message, but I delete it accidently.

I'll use Eslick to read TXT files especially, so all is ok

[christina]

Originally Posted by joseandrew

I heard from the owners of Eslick that they have been experiencing some problems on the battery.Pls see to it that the next shipment of Eslick are those problems are already solved.

Thanks!

We are investigating the battery issue. If necessary, we will put off the next shipment of eSlick to make sure the battery is in a good working condition. Thanks.

Hi Onumad, I have recovered your message.

[Alfheimer]

In my case after receiving the eSlick I've been able to read more than 500 pages of text and images pdf books with just the charge it came with, so so far no problems with the battery life here.

[donl0001]

Unit worked OK for a week.

Then :

Fully charge unit and red LED extinguishes.

Stop charging and leave unit untouched for < 48 hours. Power does not come ON.

So apparently battery discharges in less than two days despite never being turned ON.

Regards, Don

[foxitupbaby]

I have another theory for you guys with battery issues. Did you notice any loss in battery or did one day it just stop turning on? The reason I ask is that it's possible it could be a problem with the power switch or something like that. I know sometimes you have to hold it a bit to get it to turn on. I'm sure if you get it RMA'ed Foxit should be able to figure out what was causing it by swapping batteries and seeing if the same thing happens.

[donl0001]

Originally Posted by donl0001

Unit worked OK for a week.

Then :

Fully charge unit and red LED extinguishes.

Stop charging and leave unit untouched for < 48 hours. Power does not come ON.

So apparently battery discharges in less than two days despite never being turned ON.

Regards, Don

Unit now re-charged again in a few hours, proving that unit was actually discharged.

It still doesn't turn on, but a reset does work.

Summary --

It apppears that a silent discharge mode can be initiated by either a connection or disconnection or both of the AC adapter. In this mode nothing works except for the reset button, assuming that the battery has been charged.

Regards, Don

[foxitupbaby]

I just noticed with mine that the screw on the battery bay came loose and I had to screw it back in since the battery door was starting to come open. So try reseating the battery and/or making sure its door is still flush with the e-slick. It also does seem like the e-slick has some power issues. Mine just froze unexpectedly and wouldn't do anything until I replugged the battery (even reset didn't work).