[ajp120]

I don't always have my charger with me and its the only portable device I have that goes dead while powered off, it's very frustrating and confusing. Any advice?

 

[PurpleAngel]

I don't always have my charger with me and its the only portable device I have that goes dead while powered off, it's very frustrating and confusing. Any advice?

I would say your Clip Zip has a hardware malfunction, buy a new one.

 

[ajp120]

Do most Clip Zips not do this?

 

[LolaPalocz]

It happened to me with one Clip Zip (8Gb grey). It was fine for a few weeks, then it began to lose capacity when powered off (like 20%/day).
I tested that with old rockboxe versions, and the original firmware : it was the same. I have no idea about the cause, and I didnt find any solution.
 
Since then, I bought two other Clip Zip (4Gb black, 4Gb blue), and no problem with them after a few months.
 
Before these clip zips, I had two clip+ with buffering noises ...
A bit sad about their build quality, but there's no real alternative.

 

[ajp120]

Hm I wonder possible causes

 

[PurpleAngel]

Do most Clip Zips not do this?

I'm sure most Clip Zips do not have the issue that yours has, you just had bad luck.

 

[ajp120]

Are there any battery benches I could run to test?