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?
PSR-800 Eats Batteries
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Highpockets
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If you did the latest firmware upgrade, check out his thread, some discussion on the battery voltage, start with message #104.
http://forums.radioreference.com/gr...-software-update-available-01-9-2012-a-6.html
Thanks. It all makes sense now.
troymail
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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.
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.
A few minutes after the icon showed empty; it started giving me the audio alert. So, I figured they were about ran down.
Eneloop Batteries Rule
Beyond the issues with the latest update, some batteries don't work well with digital scanners, particularly if you want to store charged batteries. I made the mistake of going to Batteries Plus & buying a set. The shelf life was about 48 hours, then they were completely drained. I forgot the brand, but they were worthless.
With the Sanyo batteries, they can stay charged for a very long time. They are hard to find in a retail store. I purchased mine online.
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.
Beyond the issues with the latest update, some batteries don't work well with digital scanners, particularly if you want to store charged batteries. I made the mistake of going to Batteries Plus & buying a set. The shelf life was about 48 hours, then they were completely drained. I forgot the brand, but they were worthless.
With the Sanyo batteries, they can stay charged for a very long time. They are hard to find in a retail store. I purchased mine online.
My main set is Sanyo 2900's.
Sanyo 2900?
Well, I am rather confused since I don't know about these "Sanyo 2900's. Please, elaborate.
They're 2900 mAh
Sanyo Battery Question
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?
I just opened the battery cover and I can't find a name on them. I remember buying them on eBay and they were advertised as Sanyo.
Here is a good place to get batteries and chargers.
Largest selection of AAA, AA, C, D, 9V nimh Rechargeable Replacement Batteries, Chargers, Sanyo, Eneloop, Maha, Imedion, Powerex
Largest selection of AAA, AA, C, D, 9V nimh Rechargeable Replacement Batteries, Chargers, Sanyo, Eneloop, Maha, Imedion, Powerex
+1 for Sanyo Eneloop batteries. Like the AA, AAA Sanyo charger that came with them. Bought at Amazon.
davidzimmerman
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mine are DURACELL 2650MAH i got them new two sets and use a slow charger and i still see the scanner eating them up i'm lucky to get a hour on them.
Baskt_Case
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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 wish GRE would put the proper setting in a future update; or give the proper number to enter to make thinks more accurate.
mikev
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A great new feature of the latest desktop software update (1.05, posted 1/17/12) is the ability to adjust the battery meter voltages, so you can control how many bars in the battery appear for what voltages. You can do this separately for both alkaline and NiMH battery types.
BTW, I've had my PSR-800 for 2 days, with easily over 6 hours of use time, mixed between digital trunked and analog conventional scanning, backlight on low nearly all the time, occasional recording to the memory card (probably about 45 minutes total), on a set of alkalines.The battery meter is showing no bars left, but I don't have a low battery alert yet.
BTW, I've had my PSR-800 for 2 days, with easily over 6 hours of use time, mixed between digital trunked and analog conventional scanning, backlight on low nearly all the time, occasional recording to the memory card (probably about 45 minutes total), on a set of alkalines.The battery meter is showing no bars left, but I don't have a low battery alert yet.
batts & light
wre do you get them batt's & what do you set the setting for the back light to come on for transmissions only
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