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XTS5000 smart battery option???
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 4:17 pm
by 10-95
I have selected Batt in the menu configuration and when I select batt now on the menu screen I get the message "Smart Batt data not available", is this a firmware issue or is there something else I need to do in the CPS to get it working??
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 4:43 pm
by xmo
You are using a Motorola Impres battery?
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 4:46 pm
by 10-95
xmo wrote:You are using a Motorola Impres battery?
Ah, now I understand! Thank you XMO. i'm just gonna guess here and say I bet the impres batterys are a little more expensive.
Frank
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 5:48 pm
by xmo
The Impres smart battery system adds another choice which is perfect for some applications. For a typical 'all-day' user and for lowest cost, there is the standard Ni-Cad. For maximum capacity, the Ni-MHi. For lightest weight, the Li-ion.
The impress battery system uses Ni-Cad technology with an embedded microprocessror and sensors to keep track of the exact use of the battery.
Where this technology really shines is in applications like fire-fighters. They grab a radio out of a charger- go out on a call- then put it back in the charger an hour later. This use pattern fries a regular battery in a few months.
The smart battery says to the charger - "I've only been used for an hour - just top me off please". Works great - lasts a long time.
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 6:42 pm
by BDB
I've been using an impres battery with my 5k for about a year and a half now and they are great. The battery indicator is a little flakey on the radio however - sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't even show up.