Talkpod A36plus 8W battery issue

[Nextel493]

Has anyone else noticed a really bad battery life on the Talkpod A36plus 8W version? I realize it has a much fancier display than the Baofeng UV-5R & UV-82HP, but I keep the back light timer at a minimum and have even tried the deep battery save mode. With little to no TX and very small amounts of RX, the 3200 mAh battery drops too quickly. I turned it on the other day and it read 7.8v and shut it off immediately after. Two days later with no use at all it reads 7.2v. My Baofengs, even the UV-82HP on high power, under the same conditions last a ridiculously long time. Is it the colorful display causing the problem, or is the A36plus 8W itself just a bad radio? Any ideas?

 

[rf_patriot200]

Has anyone else noticed a really bad battery life on the Talkpod A36plus 8W version? I realize it has a much fancier display than the Baofeng UV-5R & UV-82HP, but I keep the back light timer at a minimum and have even tried the deep battery save mode. With little to no TX and very small amounts of RX, the 3200 mAh battery drops too quickly. I turned it on the other day and it read 7.8v and shut it off immediately after. Two days later with no use at all it reads 7.2v. My Baofengs, even the UV-82HP on high power, under the same conditions last a ridiculously long time. Is it the colorful display causing the problem, or is the A36plus 8W itself just a bad radio? Any ideas?

I would suspicious of the claim that it's actually 3200 mah. I'm guessing it's substantially less.

 

[hazrat8990]

Is there any way you could exchange it? I have the regular A36plus and have amazing battery life. While monitoring a repeater that has very little activity, I have found that it can last for a couple of days before it dies.

 

[Nextel493]

I would suspicious of the claim that it's actually 3200 mAh. I'm guessing it's substantially less.

It's very possible because 3200 mAh should last much longer, especially the way I use it.

 

[Nextel493]

Is there any way you could exchange it? I have the regular A36plus and have amazing battery life. While monitoring a repeater that has very little activity, I have found that it can last for a couple of days before it dies.

I'd have to call Amazon and ask because it's past 30 days. Hopefully they just might replace it.