XTS1500 Battery Indicator

[Salvatorejrc]

I've looked through both the user manual as well as the forums and could not find an answer for this. The battery life indicator on my XTS 1500 suddenly disappeared, not sure if I pressed something, but does anybody know how I can have it displayed again? Thanks

 

[quebecradioguy]

Either a Non-Impress battery, or battery is due for an Regen Impress cycle

 

[Salvatorejrc]

Either a Non-Impress battery, or battery is due for an Regen Impress cycle

This applies even if it charges fine?

And it is an original motorola battery.

 

[quebecradioguy]

This applies even if it charges fine?

And it is an original motorola battery.

Yes, Is your charger an Impress charger? You battery needs to do a full cycle in order to show battery again

 

[gatekeep]

This applies even if it charges fine?

And it is an original motorola battery.

Yes this would apply if its charging fine, are you charging on an IMPRES charger?

 

[Salvatorejrc]

Yes, Is your charger an Impress charger? You battery needs to do a full cycle in order to show battery again

Yes the charger is. Sorry I am not familiar with cycles, does that mean I need to let it die, and then charge it up to full?

 

[Salvatorejrc]

My charger is motorola OEM, is that the same thing is IMPRES?

 

[GTR8000]

Didn't you previously own the WPLN4111 charger? You should be familiar with the recalibration cycle, when the charger LED turns yellow. If the replacement charger you got from eBay is in fact OEM IMPRES, then you should be able to force a recalibration cycle by putting the battery in the charger, wait for the LED to turn red, then pull the battery out for 2 seconds, put it back in. Do this until the LED turns yellow, and let it go through the full cycle (yellow > red > green flashing > green steady)

 

[GTR8000]

My charger is motorola OEM, is that the same thing is IMPRES?

No. There are plenty of OEM Motorola chargers that are non-IMPRES. If you have an IMPRES battery and want the XTS's battery indicator to function correctly, you need an OEM IMPRES charger.

 

[Salvatorejrc]

No. There are plenty of OEM Motorola chargers that are non-IMPRES. If you have an IMPRES battery and want the XTS's battery indicator to function correctly, you need an OEM IMPRES charger.

Well there's my problem, the one I purchased from Ebay is a ntn1667a, which is not IMPRES

 

[a417]

Well there's my problem, the one I purchased from Ebay is a ntn1667a, which is not IMPRES

That'll do it. That is a plain-jane charger for that line.

 

[GTR8000]

The WPLN4111/WPLN4114 is the best and recommended charger for the XTS series. No reason to go with anything else.

 

[FormerSoCalradioBenchTec]

fyi the Impress charger LED will show one of three colors Red for charging Yellow for the conditioning cycle Green for charged
when yellow it can take up to 8 hours to discharge the battery then will go red(charging). I had to deal with Public Safety and users that were used to Red/Green light and forced the charge cycle. The charger would indicate battery full charge but the internal circuit in battery had no clue as to the actual charge status.I have seen XTS/APX series turn on and shut down. Or the display would show gibbirsh .Saw it happen on HT 1250s when Impress batteries were used. Also make sure the firmware in the charge is up to the latest version for the model charger. Most of the shop tech's don't even know about this. It can also cause the indicator to not be display.tho most shops love it because it up battery sales.