I have a Motorola XTVA recently installed perhaps 3 months ago. Red wire to +12; Yellow to switched ignition; black to chassis ground. The XTVA is used with an XTS3K or an XTS5K and generally works as expected... except for its' battery charging behavior.
Typically, I use the vehicle only 2 or 3 times a week and the XTS is normally OFF while in the XTVA. If I charge the XTS in the house and then place it in the XTVA, the battery will usually be dead within a week, even though the vehicle has been driven for several short trips (perhaps 8-mile round trips in stop and go traffic). All batteries are known good.
Regardless of the particular radio used or battery type (Motorola std, Motorola IMPRES, or third-party NiMH), the behavior is the same. Upon first inserting the radio after a fresh charge, the RED charge LED comes on for a short time, then GREEN. During colder WX, sometimes the orange LED will illuminate for a while before changing to RED or GREEN. However, when the vehicle is used again after a few days, the radio battery will likely be dead (or nearly so) regardless of the charge indicator. I've even seen a GREEN indicator when the radio won't even power up on removal from the XTVA.
Is this a known convertacom problem? What can I do to resolve it?
Typically, I use the vehicle only 2 or 3 times a week and the XTS is normally OFF while in the XTVA. If I charge the XTS in the house and then place it in the XTVA, the battery will usually be dead within a week, even though the vehicle has been driven for several short trips (perhaps 8-mile round trips in stop and go traffic). All batteries are known good.
Regardless of the particular radio used or battery type (Motorola std, Motorola IMPRES, or third-party NiMH), the behavior is the same. Upon first inserting the radio after a fresh charge, the RED charge LED comes on for a short time, then GREEN. During colder WX, sometimes the orange LED will illuminate for a while before changing to RED or GREEN. However, when the vehicle is used again after a few days, the radio battery will likely be dead (or nearly so) regardless of the charge indicator. I've even seen a GREEN indicator when the radio won't even power up on removal from the XTVA.
Is this a known convertacom problem? What can I do to resolve it?