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Explorist 300 - best batteries?
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| Rex B 2006-09-11, 10:33 am |
| I'm about to head to the great outdoors with this thing, still on the
first set of batteries. Manual says expect 14 hours with alkalines.
Can I get longer battery life from LiMH rechargeables?
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Rex B
Fort Worth TX
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| Ron Hunter 2006-09-11, 10:33 pm |
| Rex B wrote:
> I'm about to head to the great outdoors with this thing, still on the
> first set of batteries. Manual says expect 14 hours with alkalines. Can
> I get longer battery life from LiMH rechargeables?
I have the eXplorist 400 which comes with lithium ion battery. It lasts
about 17 hours without the light, 14 hours with the light on low, and
about 7 hours with the light on high. I assume your question mean NIMH
rechargeables. You will find it gives less hours with them, but the
cost is less since they can be recharged 500 or so times. You can also
use the lithium disposables, which will last about 2-3 times as long as
the alkalines. Given that Sam's Club sells the lithium disposables for
12/$20, they seem a good alternative to alkalines. I find the
self-discharge rate of NIMH batteries makes them unsuitable for a GPS
that isn't used often.
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| Rex B 2006-09-26, 12:33 pm |
| Ron Hunter wrote:
> Rex B wrote:
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> I have the eXplorist 400 which comes with lithium ion battery. It lasts
> about 17 hours without the light, 14 hours with the light on low, and
> about 7 hours with the light on high. I assume your question mean NIMH
> rechargeables. You will find it gives less hours with them, but the
> cost is less since they can be recharged 500 or so times. You can also
> use the lithium disposables, which will last about 2-3 times as long as
> the alkalines. Given that Sam's Club sells the lithium disposables for
> 12/$20, they seem a good alternative to alkalines. I find the
> self-discharge rate of NIMH batteries makes them unsuitable for a GPS
> that isn't used often.
I wasn't aware that lithium disposables were a good option.
I'll find some, thanks
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| Ron Hunter 2006-09-26, 10:33 pm |
| Rex B wrote:
> Ron Hunter wrote:
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> I wasn't aware that lithium disposables were a good option.
> I'll find some, thanks
They done a great job in my old Magellan 315. Much better for
intermittent use as they don't self-discharge. At the price I get them
for, they are much cheaper than alkalines, and quite a bit lighter as well.
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