Battery level indicator
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Battery level indicator
Hi
If you have a Garmin NiMH Akkupack (GPSMAP 66s) is it possible to se somewere the level (in %) of this Akkupack or when the battery is full
Please for help. It will be very usefull.
BR Tomy
If you have a Garmin NiMH Akkupack (GPSMAP 66s) is it possible to se somewere the level (in %) of this Akkupack or when the battery is full
Please for help. It will be very usefull.
BR Tomy
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Re: Battery level indicator
You can see the actual battery voltage in the Diagnostic Screen, but not charge percentage.
It is my understanding that calculating the actual charge percentage of NiMH batteries is not an exact science, unlike the Li-ion battery in your phone, which is.
It is my understanding that calculating the actual charge percentage of NiMH batteries is not an exact science, unlike the Li-ion battery in your phone, which is.
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Re: Battery level indicator
But with a montana, it is possible to see the % battery
(Doubleclick of powerbutton on Montana)
(Doubleclick of powerbutton on Montana)
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Re: Battery level indicator
Probably only when the Li-Ion battery is installed in the Montana.
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Re: Battery level indicator
Hi, thanks for info,, how do i get diagnostic screen (maybe enter+power butt.. ) i try but nothing happen in may GPSMAP 66s
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Re: Battery level indicator
You have to hold those two buttons with the POWER OFF.
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Re: Battery level indicator
I do not need to hold 2 buttons
Unit is off
Press ENTER and hold the button
Press POWER for a short time
Remain holding ENTER
Select OLD TEST MODE
I have 2,63 Vbat with fresh black eneloop
https://www.amazon.de/Panasonic-extrast ... 168&sr=1-3
But you can also take LADDA from IKEA
Seems to be the same but cheaper version
https://www.slrlounge.com/panasonic-ene ... -the-same/
Unit is off
Press ENTER and hold the button
Press POWER for a short time
Remain holding ENTER
Select OLD TEST MODE
I have 2,63 Vbat with fresh black eneloop
https://www.amazon.de/Panasonic-extrast ... 168&sr=1-3
But you can also take LADDA from IKEA
Seems to be the same but cheaper version
https://www.slrlounge.com/panasonic-ene ... -the-same/
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Re: Battery level indicator
That’s only possible for a device with an internal, or smart battery pack.
If the batteries in a Garmin are sitting right at the nominal 3 Volts between them,
how is it supposed to know if it has dirty old carbon batteries from the 80’s with ten minutes left in them?
You tell the Garmin the type of battery you put in it, it reads the voltage, and plots that on a typical discharge curve
for the type of battery, to find a relative position to display on a meter.
For Garmin’s own battery pack, which doesn’t have any smarts, the Garmin couldn’t even tell the difference between two battery packs,
only that they are of a type that begins at a lower voltage, and has a different discharge curve than alkalines.
For laptop battery pass, or even batteries in a phone, the device can look at previous discharge cycles, and it’s a new ball game.
If the batteries in a Garmin are sitting right at the nominal 3 Volts between them,
how is it supposed to know if it has dirty old carbon batteries from the 80’s with ten minutes left in them?
You tell the Garmin the type of battery you put in it, it reads the voltage, and plots that on a typical discharge curve
for the type of battery, to find a relative position to display on a meter.
For Garmin’s own battery pack, which doesn’t have any smarts, the Garmin couldn’t even tell the difference between two battery packs,
only that they are of a type that begins at a lower voltage, and has a different discharge curve than alkalines.
For laptop battery pass, or even batteries in a phone, the device can look at previous discharge cycles, and it’s a new ball game.
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Re: Battery level indicator
Thanks it works nowg66 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:42 am I do not need to hold 2 buttons
Unit is off
Press ENTER and hold the button
Press POWER for a short time
Remain holding ENTER
Select OLD TEST MODE
I have 2,63 Vbat with fresh black eneloop
https://www.amazon.de/Panasonic-extrast ... 168&sr=1-3
But you can also take LADDA from IKEA
Seems to be the same but cheaper version
https://www.slrlounge.com/panasonic-ene ... -the-same/
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Re: Battery level indicator
Hi again
Is there any way to explain what each function means in Diagnostic Screen?
Like: - Wi-Fi TX (options in) etc.
If any have some info about it please for help, i would like to understand this options in Diagnostic Screen, maybe some function i can turned on/off to improve my GPSMAP 66S
Thanks Br Tomy
Is there any way to explain what each function means in Diagnostic Screen?
Like: - Wi-Fi TX (options in) etc.
If any have some info about it please for help, i would like to understand this options in Diagnostic Screen, maybe some function i can turned on/off to improve my GPSMAP 66S
Thanks Br Tomy