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Unication G5 Battery Expectation Before Recharge
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My G5 runs 8 to 10 hours on a full charge. I would think you need a new battery.
My G5 runs also about 8+ hours with at least a bar or two. No special power saving settings
How old is your G5, and/or battery? Has this been the norm since either was new? Keep in mind that a high level of system or talkgroup activity will consume more power and run the battery down faster. In any case, 3 hours seems a tad short for battery life.
boatbod
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I get a good full day on my G5 (~6am thru 11pm) with a single charge. It won't do a second day though.
Pull my G4 units off the charger around 7am and put back on charger at 10pm. Rarely if ever do i get low battery chirp. Always down to last bar in battery icon. Volume about 50-70% with display low and set for 20 seconds, i think.
Jimco
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I agree with the above replies. I get 16-17 hours per charge on mine. I monitor a pretty active system daily.
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On Phase II roughly 12 hours
GTO_04
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Received my new battery a few days ago. On the first cycle I got 14 hours before it was down to 1 bar. The low battery warning had not kicked in yet. Very impressive!
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CcSkyEye
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How old was your previous battery?
Mine is just over a year and I'm getting about 16 hours.
GTO_04
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I purchased it new in 06/2019 from a local Motorola dealer. The system I monitor has considerable radio traffic since I am in an urban area. In addition, I did not use the radio for a little over two (2) weeks and left it off of charge and found that the battery was almost dead. I think I will discuss the issue with Motorola and see if they will replace the battery under warranty.
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