| Zero_Enigma 2005-05-19, 12:22 pm |
| I use Energizer 1850 mAh batteries myself. they are pretty decent and on a
battery enthuists page they were independanty rated at about 1827 mAh which
is pretty good as you're getting what you've paid for.
On your GPS (I own a RINO 120) in the SYSTEM menu you can select ALKALINE or
NIMH. It does not really effect the power useage of the GPS from all I've
seen but gives a more accurate GUI icon on how much power is left. As
always, keep the light to minimum and do little things to converse power to
stretch out the power. Alternatively you could get this www.icp
global.com -> Products -> ISUN battpak IMHO the best AA charger/power pack
and rack out 10 x AA/AAA/N in the chambers and stick a cig-adaptor into the
cig-port and you're good to go. If you don't use the cig-adaptor then you
have at least 10 batteries at the ready which can be charged via
AC/DC/Solar.
Another thing to check for besides loose/under sized batteries is the
contacts on both the battery and the GPS. Use a pencil eraser to clean your
battery contacts and also the GPS contacts and never use any harsh
chemicals. Give a full breath blow and reinstall the batteries and you
should be ok. If the battery is a slight bit undersized as someone else
mentioned you can touch it with a bit of solder (just be careful you don't
heat the battery up too long that it'll blow up on you. Just as a precaution
wear goggles and put a sweater or t-shirt on your head a la ninja style.
Hey, an ounce of prevention is worth a ton in cure) or you can pull the
GPS's springs or contacts a bit to give more spring effect.
Just my two cents.
Zero_Engima
"Dennis" <fawver@charter.net> wrote in message
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> NIMH is the way to go I think as well. I keep 4 pairs of them with me at
all
> times in my "cache bag". I haven't bought a battery in over a year and a
> half! If you don't turn on the back light of your GPS, the batteries will
> last twice as long it seems like. You might have to change the batteries
> more often the regular batteries, but it is WELL worth it in the long run.
> It saves you money and it saves the environment!
>
> Dennis
>
> "Unk" <Unk@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
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> limited
> buying
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