SOVEREIGN: is there a battery check??.............................

[John(H)]

....................or do you just keep track of the hours used?? Thanks Joe

 

[Art (NWOH)]

There is no battery check.
Unlike ordinary batteries that gradually run down, Sov ni-cd and ni-mh batteries run at nearly full power until they are shot. Once they get below 11 volts they drop pretty fast.
Best thing you can do is keep track of hunting time to see how long they last, and go from there.

Even the voltage check on my QXT is worthless when running rechargeables. When they start to go, they drop like a rock.
HH

 

[tulare tokens]

I got 2 rechargeable batteries
That way 1 is always charged up, and ready
Usually know i can get 2 good hunts on 1 charge
One thing for sure, they will let you know when the are to low to work
Got about 30. sec, and it's all over

Tim

 

[madaboutmike]

Question. Just got a Coinsearch coil from Dixie MD's. Very happy with it. However, in regards to rechargable battery, since I'm used to tornado coils, does this older coil use more power - after a 2 or three hour hunt, is it wise to recharge battery - or if not hunting for a week or more, does battery lose charge on its own and needs recharging? mike

 

[HighPlainsHunter]

Mike,

I don't think the CoinSearch coil uses any more "juice" than the Tornado coils. If your battery is of the NiCad type (earlier Sovereign, XS, XS2, XS2a, etc.) then you don't want to recharge it until it has run down so it doesn't develop a "memory". NiMh, on the other hand, can be charged whenever. Yes, both types of batteries will discharge while sitting on the shelf. I use to just turn on the Sovereign and let it run the NiCad battery down to the "low battery alert" stage, and then recharge. The newer NiMh batteries in the GT can be charged anytime.

HighPlainsHunter

 

[trey525]

guys please dont take this the wrog way but on the sovereign elite and gt when the batteries get to 11 volts thee ok its when they get down to around 10 volts that they start to go and when your batteries start to go you will hear a beep every few seconds to let you know that its your batteries going out on you i know this for a fact if you want you can go to www.minelab.com and ask for jack and ask him

trey

 

[Rick(ND)]

There really isn't a battery check on the Sovereigns so you can see what volts it is at, but it has the low battery alert when they get so low. The Sovereign takes 12 volts to operate and will go to the low battery alert when lower that around 10 or so and this is why 8 recharge ables will not work long in the alkaline packs. The factory rechargeable packs have 10 cells in them to give the correct voltage.
When I used to use my Sovereigns a lot I carried a extra pack with me all the time on my pouch so I could change them when needed. Most should have the rechargeable pack and a alkaline pack if you got your Sovereign new so with them I run the rechargeables and when they get the low battery alert I would put in the alkaline pack to finish the day, the recharge the recharge ables and put them back in and save my alkaline pack for the next time you need it. Kind of like a spare tire is used to get you by until the reg one is fixed then charge it back again.