Please advise as to the approximate life of the battery for the Kestrel 3000? The manual doesn't cover this. Thanks.
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I am a firefighter and use my Kestrel mainly during the summers for wildland fires. When I am at the fires, I use the Kestrel several times throughout the day each day I am assigned to the fire. With limited to no use during the winter months, I have had my batteries last for more than 3 years. Hope this helps a little.
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I have the original battery in mine since purchase about 2 years ago. I put mine into service two to 4 times a month at the rifle range or in the field. I keep it in my truck in Arizona with temps approaching 130 during the summer. Not sure if that heat should decrease the battery life or not.
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I have had my device for over a year and have never replaced the battery. I use it on average of once it twice a week.
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The battery will last about 8-10 minutes depending on payload and wind conditions. I flew it far enough that i lost sight of it. Some have said that with a on board camera and viewing system, you could go up to 1/2 mile away.
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I get around 8 minutes of flying time with the standard batteries. Life shortens with dramatic maneuvers - rapid altitude, extreme banking and reversing, etc. Larger amp batteries are available, but I don't have any experience with them.
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off the top of my head i dont have a number but the np-fv100 battery would out last my old battery by 1hr and a half with minutes to spare. its puts me at ease knowing my battery will last more than 50 minutes. Its large but its light.
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There are two kinds of batteries for the radios. There's a battery in the plane and batteries in the remote control on the ground. The Spyhawk airplane takes a two cell lithium battery like the one that came with it. Hubsan's batteries are light and an excellent fit for the plane but are not very durable and have a short flight time. Once or twice I've had a complete loss of control/blue screen and suspect battery faults. None of my Hubsan batteries have lasted more than a year. I use them when I want excellent performance and a high climb. I've used Eflight batteries that are roughly twice the capacity. Those give me about 20 minutes of flight time and are dependable but are a little heavy and make the glider a little front heavy and harder to fly. The batteries in the remote control are regular AAs. I've used NMHi rechargeable cells because the RC eats AAs quickly. This taught me that the RC will work on 10V and down to about 9.5V. Hubsan makes a rechargeable battery for the RC handset but I don't know what it is.
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Just as the others said, comes with a nice little zipper bag for storage. Honestly I never know how much life is in the battery and I feel as though that's a flaw...however, it's one I can deal with. I change the battery after every few shoots just to be safe, and always keep a few on me, they're AAA's so it's no big deal. Hope this helps...the microphone is prettttttyyyy awesome btw.
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It did last longer per charge that the standard battery. However the charger from the quad over charged it so it went bad quickly but that may be my fault. The battery did not stay clipped in the quad and would occasionally dangle under the copter. Take all that into consideration.
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I also agree with Andrew. I bought this battery and simply installed it and it has worked fine ever since (more than 3 months now). I went from about 6 hours per day of life to now about 12 under normal use.
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It lasts about 12-15 minutes, line of sight as far as you can see. With the software and waypoint pads it can fly pretty damn far. comm distance is listed at 300 m, but I have flights as high as 450 plus. If you look at the battery it has two contacts one for the heli the other to operate the leds and such. 2200MAH-20c-11.1v.
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I have been using mine for about 3 months on my drone, handheld, bike etc.. and it rules for the price. I have never had an issue with it dying on me. I was in Breckenridge CO and used it everyday all day on the slopes and never had issues with battery life. So to answer your question if you are hitting start and stop on short segments (:30 to 3:00) the battery will last you all day if fully charged. If you just let it run I wouldn't be shocked if you got 2-3 hrs of continuous life. I am pretty good about charging it though so keep that in mind. Here is a video I shot using it if you have shot quality questions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwKO53Vsn50. (Play back on 1080P HD.) If I were you I would look into getting the SJ4000. It is not much more and has a better shape for my uses. The 4000 will fit in some gopro mounts. Good luck.
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Hi Susie, I'm not sure exactly how long, but it provided a much longer batter life than the first one I had on it. I bought my Parrot Drone 2.0 on Craigslist from someone and when I received it the battery didn't seem to last longer than 5 minutes. Sarah~
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call humminbird , they are very helpful . i have this battery and it has always worked great for me . i use it for my fish finder and emergency trolling motor backup . sorry about the caps my laptop is broke !
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I owned one of these new from hp. my battery would last up to 4- 1/2 hours. But I followed the owners manual. And this is the best laptop that HP has made in a while. and If I had extra money I would buy myself another one.
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Mine lasted 110 rounds with the original battery (purchased in April). A new battery costs approx. $6.00 in a two-pack.
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Hmmm, I think I've recharged my batt's 14-16 times each... and they seem to be producing about the same flight times so far. Don't know how many cycles on average the batteries should last, but I would think they would/should provide good performance up to about 35-40 cycles ("educated guess"). Make sure the battery has cooled down to ambient temperature before recharging; helps them last longer. Also... try not to operate plane at full throttle for more than say ten seconds at a time. High long current drains are hard on a battery. Sorry I can't give more specific info. Hope this helps somewhat. Chris Hmmm, I think I've recharged my batt's 14-16 times each... and they seem to be producing about the same flight times so far. Don't know how many cycles on average the batteries should last, but I would think they would/should provide good performance up to about 35-40 cycles ("educated guess"). Make sure the battery has cooled down to ambient temperature before recharging; helps them last longer. Also... try not to operate plane at full throttle for more than say ten seconds at a time. High long current drains are hard on a battery. Sorry I can't give more specific info. Hope this... » Read More Hmmm, I think I've recharged my batt's 14-16 times each... and they seem to be producing about the same flight times so far. Don't know how many cycles on average the batteries should last, but I would think they would/should provide good performance up to about 35-40 cycles ("educated guess"). Make sure the battery has cooled down to ambient temperature before recharging; helps them last longer. Also... try not to operate plane at full throttle for more than say ten seconds at a time. High long current drains are hard on a battery. Sorry I can't give more specific info. Hope this helps somewhat. Chris « Show Less
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I looked on the battery and there is no information. I don't seem to have the literature that came with it. Sorry.
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Tony, the two extended life batteries I've bought from HP, one was a replacement which has worked fine, and the other is in a new HP laptop with Core i7 machine and it gives 9-10 hrs, but is only 3 months old. If you bought from HP, I would think they would cover 1 year. From anyone else, it doesn't hurt to try.