Will keeping the remote in the charging cradle 24/7 (for long periods of time) reduce the battery life quicker by overcharging etc?
1537001
I plop this in the charger without regard for battery cycle but since I don't have two of these to run a side by side life test I couldn't answer your question directly. However, I've had this for over a year now and it seems to be standing up fine with erratic/inconsistent use of the charger.
1537002
The Ultimate remote contains a lithium-ion battery, essentially the same as you will find in today's smartphones and tablets. Li-ion battery life and lifetime are usually unaffected to any great degree when they are continuously connected to a charger, nor do they display a "memory effect" like NiCads. The lifetime of a lithium battery is usually a function of the number of "charge cycles" which may range from 300 to 1,000. For good general tips about getting the best performance from lithium batteries, see this link: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071016131957AA6Gn6G
1976737
No, you charge it on a cradle. The batter lasts many days (around 7, I believe) with normal use, so as long as you put it in the cradle before bedtime, you should be good. The few times I've forgotten to do so, a minimal charge will keep you going until you can let it charge for longer.
861661
It was when I bought it. But that was at least a year ago. The quality of the battery cradle wasn't that great and I ended up breaking off a prong connector and had to use tin foil to make the connection. The remote button is also kind of useless, but it you're looking for something to give you better grip and double battery power then it is worth it.
1148286
Not unless you can modify it by replacing the battery with a power supply. When you plug in the mini USB cable it cuts the transmitter off and when you unplug or wait until the charging (red) lamp goes out the unit is OFF. The battery life is less than 8 hours when fully charged. If you want to have 24/7 transmitter on time you would need to purchase another kind of bluetooth unit, one that specifically says it can be externally powered.
146067
Yes. While they seem to be somewhat tolerate to overcharging you can ruin them. I've left them for 12hr and had no problem. But when I forgot about one and left it for a day. It was ruined. It just wouldn't hold a long term charge anymore. I had used it quite a bit so it may it was just its time to die but all the others I've had have lasted a very long time.
853573
When the battery is new it will last 3 days or so, depending on how much button pushing you do every time you take it, but in my case after 4 years having the remote, the battery is weak and or dying and i have to put it on the charger every night before going to sleep or it will be a dead battery next day when i am going to use the remote.
1448623
I have been using mine since for over 4 months and the batteries are still working. I would characterize my usage as minimal to very minimal. I do not use it as my main remote.
581698
hi after reading and sleeping ablut the green lite yup after charging blue stays on . not to worry as pull it off charger or put on power and move it with remote and off goes blue . it does what it supposed to do . the wifeee thinks a fool and his money soon parted. as we have short carpet. not a bad job . the remote has the shortest range . have to follow it like a 2 years boy . gets under stuff and we in mid 80s have a problem getting it out . oh yea getting the fat bods off floor
1557741
When it is fully charged the light turn into green and stops. I don't think there's any problem in living it more hours connected... I have forgotten it some times charging of r a day or more and nothing happened...
395237
I think it would possibly overcharge which would decrease the battery life. I charged it once and it has held a good charge for many months but I don't use it much.
1475286
I don't know the answer to this question. Sorry. I just plug mine in for a few hours and have never been concerned about over-charging it. The first one I had lasted for several years before it finally died--probably from dropping it too much.
1789961
Since I use a timer to control the period of "charging", I do not have that knowledge. The timer, of course, has to remain ON all the time to keep the time. I doubt that the power goes off in the smartstrip "always on" group or the name would not be "always on".
687594
it worked fine for me, installed in my remote and on the charging cradle. Still working great today.
30932
You have to charge the collars every few days even if you dont use them. You have to charge the remote also.
1591722
It will deliver power to a load all the time. You just want to make sure that the charging rate exceeds the draw of the load over an average 24 hour period or the batteries will eventually run down.
744956
I use the Harmony 880 and I really like it. Every 6 month to a year, the charging station stops charging the remote, though.
1198400
Not an issue... I leave it plugged in to the OBDII all of the time. I do take the remote control head off of the phone cord and stash it in the glove compartment when I will not be towing for a while. This is a great, responsive brake controller that works like you hope it will.