BCD325P2/BCD996P2: Battery Life

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would say a couple hours,

However, it's plugged in most of the time, and when it's unplugged.

Had an issue with the 436. Left it plugged in all the time and when taken off external power, it died pretty fast or was dead. Not familiar with that scanner or what it does when plugged in, but how many milliamps is what ever your using to power it?
 

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Had an issue with the 436. Left it plugged in all the time and when taken off external power, it died pretty fast or was dead. Not familiar with that scanner or what it does when plugged in, but how many milliamps is what ever your using to power it?
Honestly, I have no idea. I'll have to check when I get home.
 

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Your batteries are worn out. I get 5.5 - 6 hours per pair, volume at 10, max brightness on for 30 seconds.

I quit charging batteries in the radio, except for when absolutely necessary. To help prevent overcharging in the radio, you can adjust the charging time to 1 or 2 hours, just in case you forget it.

Amazon has conditioning chargers that handle multiple sizes and chemistry of batteries. I'm using a 4-bay right now, the Keenstone HXY-H; cost about 60 bucks when I got it. Proper charging is the best way to improve your battery life.
 

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Your batteries are worn out. I get 5.5 - 6 hours per pair, volume at 10, max brightness on for 30 seconds.

I quit charging batteries in the radio, except for when absolutely necessary. To help prevent overcharging in the radio, you can adjust the charging time to 1 or 2 hours, just in case you forget it.

Amazon has conditioning chargers that handle multiple sizes and chemistry of batteries. I'm using a 4-bay right now, the Keenstone HXY-H; cost about 60 bucks when I got it. Proper charging is the best way to improve your battery life.
Thank you so much.
 

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Once they get down to that point, any adjustments in the radio aren't going to make a difference. They'll help get every extra minute out of a charge once you have fresh and well-maintained batteries.
 

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There is a battery use setting within the setting of the 325P2. Additionally, find and use good quality batteries. Believe it or not, I find the best batteries are those sold by Ikea. I believe they are made by Panasonic. Unfortunately, I have only been able to get 5-5.5 hours or so hours out of batteries I use with low consumption settings.
 

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You could try them in a battery conditioner, but they're not going to get much improvement for very long.

As far as brands, I've got five here, and they're all fairly close in performance. The Amazon Basics are the weakest, but they're super-cheap. The Lexel cells that come with the 325 are surprisingly good batteries. Panasonic, Energizer, Duracell, they're not noticeably different to me.

Main thing is proper maintenance of whatever cell you get.
 

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Believe it or not, I find the best batteries are those sold by Ikea.

Yup, the Ladda are awesome and 10 bucks for 4 is not bad.


Heard the HF Thunderbolt Magnums are not bad either though they are only 2200 mAh

 

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You could try them in a battery conditioner, but they're not going to get much improvement for very long.

As far as brands, I've got five here, and they're all fairly close in performance. The Amazon Basics are the weakest, but they're super-cheap. The Lexel cells that come with the 325 are surprisingly good batteries. Panasonic, Energizer, Duracell, they're not noticeably different to me.

Main thing is proper maintenance of whatever cell you get.
Can I charge the rechargable batteries using a power bank?
 
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