Excal ?

[RONC(OR)]

At what voltage does the the batt alert start working thx in advance HH RonC

 

[JohnA]

once after the death squeal-11.87 volts. Checked it the other day after several hunts and still working fine 12.1 volts. Probably less than 12 volts.

 

[RONC(OR)]

How much hunting time did you have between 12.1 and 11.87 thx for the reply going on vacation soon just bought a multimeter HH RonC

 

[Rick(ND)]

You really cant test the battery using a multi meter as it will not put a load on it and you will only get the surface voltage I believe it is called. I have seen many batterys test at 12 volts on the Sovereign and yet they will give the low voltage alert as they test 12 volt using a multi meter, but once the load of the detector is on it there maybe only 9 or less on it to give a low battery alert. What you need is a good battery checker as they will put a small load on the batter and give a truer reading.

Also Ron coil you wanted is still back ordered and will let you know when I get one in for you.

Rick

 

[Art (NWOH)]

Minelab tells me that the minimum spec is 10.5 volts for a Sov to work. Should be the same for an Xcal. Like you said Rick, that is under load....not a static no-load test.

HH

 

[JohnA]

Those 2 readings were not contiguous. When I have hunted several times, I check the voltage and if it is 12.5 or above I know I can get another 2 to 3 hr hunt in, then I recharge. BTW, this the battery pack from onlybatterypacks.com.