What does the battery AH setting actually control. Does it influence how the batteries are charged?
1178313
It tells the Tracker what the capacity and type the battery is. This tells the Tracker about how long the charging cycle should take.
968215
I have power ran from battery straight to cap... It does turn off after it is fully charged up! It's actually pretty cool.
874930
You just unscrew the bottom and adjust the middle piece depending on the type of battery that you are using. I have AA in mine. You just have to make sure the positive end of the batteries goes in first.
884045
Yes it does. However, you need to tell the radio what mAh capacity batteries you've installed. With the radio off press "System Set", then "28", turn the tuning dial to the mAh of the batteries, then "System Set" again. Now you're ready to charge. BTW - this only needs to be done once as long as you keep the same batteries installed or replace with the same mAh capacity.
2205819
Well you have to put at least two batteries in at a time and there is a light above each spot for the two battries, so there are two lights. When you put only two battries in the lights will alternate back and forth to "find" the battries then one will stay on, green, above the battries you put in to tell you they are charging good. The empty spot will have no light. Then when the charging is complete the light will just turn off. I can't remember but I think the instructions said something about blinking and other colors like maybe orange or red to indicate "not charging" or "bad/used up" battery. But the short answer is yes green while chargeing then off for done and they can't be over charged.
1880659
I'm not sure how it operates but it does not allow the battery to be overcharged. With a 30 watt solar panel my batteries stay around 13 volts in the daytime in storage. I haven't paid attention but I think the green light stays on.
1903371
My indicator does the same , but stops once I start moving forward. ( not sure why ) . My indicator does not give me a true reading to the battery charge . The lights run from green to red , red being that you require a charge . On mine I get the level down by three to four lights ( never reaches the red and I need to charge her up. ( and the batterys are brand new ) !
1800818
Mine does the same. It is just to indicate a full charge and will turn off eventually. The power used to use that LED is so minimal it has little to no effect on the power stations battery.
1809149
I usually charge it overnight, then turn it the opposite way in the charger until I need to use it. These batteries hold a charge a very long time. Depending on how long I use it on a given day determines if I charge it that day or not. If I use it for just a couple of screws or drill o few holes, then I wont bother charging it that day. If I use it a lot in one day then I will usually charge it overnight and then the next day turn it backwards in the charger. I know it says they won't overcharge but you don't need to put an extra charge cycle on the battery if it's not necessary. I hope this helps.
959872
I did and I am not having any issues. The mAh capacity only affects total charging capacity of the batteries. The higher the mAh, the higher the total charge of the battery (the battery will take longer to drain out). I am not a pro, but that's what it was explained to me a long time ago. I hope it helps.
2188085
I've had these charging stations on the PS3, and according to Energizer when the controls are already charged, the LED lights are on, but stop charging the batteries. And it really works, because I had four controls, and they worked perfectly until sells them.
1966160
Are you referring to the meter that's connected to this controller? If so, that's a curious feature. I've seen my batteries reach 100% for short times, but the moment the sun (or light) begins to diminish so will the 100%. In no time at all it'll tumble down to 90, 80% and lower. Also, be mindful of "parasitic drains" on your system. As the batteries lose a bit of voltage (all by themselves) that 100% reading will go down.
1638107
I havent noticed any overcharging issues with mine. It indicates when each battery is fully charged.
1720759
It varies by battery capacity and also the charge rate that you have chosen.
2248569
I had to charge the battery first. Also you can set it for different power levels. The heating might be subtle at lower levels.
837725
I keep mine in the "AUTO" position. When in the holder during daylight hours it remains off, in the dark the "Night Lite" stays on unless there is a light on in the room. At any time, day or night if I grab it out of the holder the light is a constant "ON". When in hand I will turn the control to on or off depending on what I need. When it goes back in the holder I put it back to "AUTO". This question got me wondering so I went around the house and checked them all, they are all working properly. I don't see a way to replace the battery, I'll look into that. I keep mine in the "AUTO" position. When in the holder during daylight hours it remains off, in the dark the "Night Lite" stays on unless there is a light on in the room. At any time, day or night if I grab it out of the holder the light is a constant "ON". When in hand I will turn the control to on or off depending on what I need. When it goes back in the holder I put it back to "AUTO". This question got me wondering so I went around the house and checked them all, they are all working properly. I don't see a way to replace the battery, I'll look... » Read More I keep mine in the "AUTO" position. When in the holder during daylight hours it remains off, in the dark the "Night Lite" stays on unless there is a light on in the room. At any time, day or night if I grab it out of the holder the light is a constant "ON". When in hand I will turn the control to on or off depending on what I need. When it goes back in the holder I put it back to "AUTO". This question got me wondering so I went around the house and checked them all, they are all working properly. I don't see a way to replace the battery, I'll look into that. « Show Less
500545
I use mine with the battery so it does it lose it's setting. We have a couple of power outage and so far, the unit stay as programmed.