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Battery Capacity Issue?

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Neil in West Jersey

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My V3i is now 18 months old, and has a lot of hours on it. Yesterday morning, after being in the charger overnight, I noticed when I powered up that the voltage only read 10.39 volts instead of 11.09 volts or so that it usually does. The bar was also not showing a fully charged battery. This is the second time in the last three outings that I noticed this. Is this an indication that my battery is on its way out? The voltage leveled off in the 9 + volts range for the day.

I did manage my first two silver coins of the year, and flat button number 25.
 
I don't know how many cycles these batteries will last, but I bet you can get a new battery from White's with a call to service......:biggrin:

Congrats on the silver Neil, it must be a nice change from finding those old crusty coins and buttons from the early 1800's.........:devil:
 
I've got 3 rechargeable batteries. Two are original Whites and one is one I made myself. All are still charging above 11v. Mine usually charge around 11.3V. You might have a problem starting, a cell going bad. The charge is controlled by a thermistor in the pack. If it is the pack it should happen every time.

You should still be under warranty. The pack I made is 2500mah. If any of mine go bad I just might convert them to 2600mah also.
 
I've had a similar issue and just been dealing with it by re-seating the battery pack to restart the charge cycle. It has been intermittent, but annoying. I think if there's a weak link in the V3 product it's been the battery recharging reliability, I'll sing the V3's praises over and over..but the battery recharge.. has been a little disappointing. (you'd be hard pressed to pry the V3 out of my hands)

Hmmm.. I should still get the lil beauty upgraded to the V3i version.. it's probably worth it, frost is about gone.. and it's time to swing the hoop.
 
Larry (IL) said:
I don't know how many cycles these batteries will last, but I bet you can get a new battery from White's with a call to service......:biggrin:

Congrats on the silver Neil, it must be a nice change from finding those old crusty coins and buttons from the early 1800's.........:devil:
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It is funny, but when I dug them yesterday I was trying to remember the last silver Washington quarter I dug. It has been quite a while. Even with all the old copper lately, I still love the look and feel of a 20th century silver coin.
 
I bet that service will replace any questionable chargers and batteries.....:bouncy:
 
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