Using the Zen Vision in a car = instant battery dra

I often use my Zen in my car, connected to an FM transmitter which in turn is plugged into the cigarette lighter. Often, my Zen will be at about half charge when I exit the vehicle, and when I return and start the car, then start the Zen, I'll get a 'battery low' message and it won't play. I haven't really run the battery down when not in the car, so I'm not sure if it's a problem with my battery, or the way the zen works in the car (is possible that the headphone jack can be leeching power out when the car's off or just starting?)

Creative_McZen wrote:
I often use my Zen in my car, connected to an FM transmitter which in turn is plugged into the cigarette lighter. Often, my Zen will be at about half charge when I exit the vehicle, and when I return and start the car, then start the Zen, I'll get a 'battery low' message and it won't play. I haven't really run the battery down when not in the car, so I'm not sure if it's a problem with my battery, or the way the zen works in the car (is possible that the headphone jack can be leeching power out when the car's off or just starting?)
I've never heard of that being possible. A possible scenario is the battery getting really cold, do you li've in a cold climate where the battery could get cold while sitting in the car? That would make it read at a lower charge.
A good way to test this would be to try unplugging the headphone jack when you leave the car and see if it changes, and try bringing it inside another time to see if temperature makes a difference.
Good luck in narrowing down the problem!
Dale

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Number one; the LCD screen would constantly be on, and is bound to burn out. Maybe not after a week, but a considerably short time compared to standard usage.
Number Two; how would the motor of the hard dri've hold up, spinning continuously. Its small, very fragile and not ment for heavy duty work is my assumption.
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