My 800 ran two set of batteries down in less than 30 minutes on each set. I set the back light to only come on a few channels. One set is 2900's & the others are 2700. What would kill them so fast?
If you did the latest firmware upgrade, check out his thread, some discussion on the battery voltage, start with message #104.My 800 ran two set of batteries down in less than 30 minutes on each set. I set the back light to only come on a few channels. One set is 2900's & the others are 2700. What would kill them so fast?
I concur about Sanyo batteries. They worked well with my PSR 500. I've used mine so much that the protective backing is starting to come off. I've had mine for over a year.Did you really fully drain the batteries or base the drain time on the battery icon?
I ran for about 9 hours on a set of Sanyo Eneloop NiMH batteries yesterday - backlight off but active on voice for all talkgroups, recording audio (2 1/2 hours of recordings to the SD card).
The battery icon showed nearly or completely empty for 4 hours but kept going; from the time of 1-2 bars to shutdown was about 7 hours.
The icon is a bit misleading and some adjustments are probably needed.
Well, I am rather confused since I don't know about these "Sanyo 2900's. Please, elaborate.My main set is Sanyo 2900's.
These Sanyo 2900's, are they under a particular name like Eneloop? I have searched & can't seem to find them. Do you get these online?They're 2900 mAh
Its the battery life indicator. The radio interprets battery life based on available voltage. Most rechargeable batteries are ~1.2v but regular Alkaline batteries are 1.5v.I would get a new maha charger as it's impossible to eat up a good set of batteries in an hour unless the radio is too hot to touch. It is that much juice you would have to dissipate.
wre do you get them batt's & what do you set the setting for the back light to come on for transmissions onlyDid you really fully drain the batteries or base the drain time on the battery icon?
I ran for about 9 hours on a set of Sanyo Eneloop NiMH batteries yesterday - backlight off but active on voice for all talkgroups, recording audio (2 1/2 hours of recordings to the SD card).
The battery icon showed nearly or completely empty for 4 hours but kept going; from the time of 1-2 bars to shutdown was about 7 hours.
The icon is a bit misleading and some adjustments are probably needed.