Battery meter

[bocabro11]

I recently bought a 40G iPod and have a question about the battery meter. When I charged the battery today and it was completed, out of curiosity I took my iPod out of the cradle and placed it back in to see how long it would take my already charged iPod to charge up the last 5 seconds it was out of the cradle. I was expecting maybe a minute or two, but it took two and a half hours. I read in the manual and it said that it takes 1 hour to reach 80 percent and 3 hours to do the next 20. I'm guessing that this is normal for my iPod to take a long time to charge an already charged iPod, but is it? Sorry if this doesn't make any sense, I'll repost it in other words if it doesn't. Thanks!

[studogvetmed]

Yes, this is the nature of the iPod charging animation. The iPod really isn't taking 2.5 hours to charge a five second out iPod. You can't overcharge your iPod, so all is well. Completely normal, no harm being done.

And welcome to the lounge.

[Nimrod]

I have the same problem with the battery draining even after fully charging it and leaving it turned off. The only difference is that i leave it for 2 days and it is dead.

I have changed my iPod twice already in 6 months and still i face this problem. I was initially using the wirewire connection to a Creative Audigy Platinum card to charge it but i switched to the wall socket and still faced this problem.

Windows XP System
20GB iPod
FireWire/Wall socket connection
iPod Version 2.2


Need Help!!

[studogvetmed]

Have you checked the alarm settings for the calander and the alarm clock. Some people report an unknown alarm clock turning the iPod on and draining the battery flat.