After the unit arrived I charged it for 18 hours. It sat packed up for 3 days until I arrived on my ship. First movie battery died at 35 min?
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I have noticed that the battery discharges pretty quickly once it is taken off the charger. Not the greatest design.
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I have played the unit for a good two hours with the battery. I almost always have it plugged in when I view it. I would see about returning the battery, or getting a new unit. Thats what I like about Amazon, I have never had a problem with a return or replacement.
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I didn't have the unit long enough to experience battery problems, but I am not surprised! I was not at all impressed by the quality of the unit.
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Actually, my first full charge took almost 48 hours. I initially thought the battery was defective. However, every charge after the first one has been relatively "normal" (4 hours or so for a fully depleted battery). I'm very pleased with the battery's performance. It lasts for slightly over 48 hours with GPS, Wi-FI, and Bluetooth turned on; and normal call/text/surfing use.
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The first time I charge it I took about eight hours but it was completely discharged
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It's my understanding from the manual that the battery is good for 20-25 minutes, so I'm not surprised that it might be intermittent after an hour. Of course, I only received part of the message from gramma above, so I don't know if I'm answering the right question.Also, our boat crashed and the wires caught fire, and it turned out that the battery (which packs quite a charge) mounting was not very well designed or made, and we made modifications to keep it in place better, so check that out.
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When you installed the battery did you allow it to charge for 24 hours before using the APC? (The APC switched off; no load on it.) Go to your instructions for the APC and check for the recommended charge time.
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I watched two movies and listened to music for another 90 minutes and it didn't run out. I automatically charge it each night, so, I really don't know. A long time...
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It is shipped charged because it's bad to let a battery completely drain since it will shorten it's life a little. But you should still fully charge it (24 hours) before using it.
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Can not really answer you on that ine. I would probably either try another charging unit to see if that was the problem or else send it back, I did find that the batter life is not what I had hoped it would be as it seemed to last about 3 hours but not much longer. That was/is my one disappointment with the unit...Barbara
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You should be fine after 3 hours. It comes with battery life. Or if you are worried charge it overnight.
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Hi. I started charging mine as soon as I unboxed it. It had some charge to it but not 100%. So far mine is ok but I hope both of us didn't get a refurbished product. Maybe someone else will reply too.
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did you fully charge the battery before starting, using the unit, instructions suggest min 4 hours of charge time, but overnight is best
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I can't find it in the manual but I would charge it for a couple of hours first thingout of the box. That's what I did.
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I haven't timed it exactly either. But I can get through 3-4 movies (balanced settings) and still have half battery life. Hope this helps!
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It has been awhile, but initial charge of 40 hours is too much. You have a defective product. Possibly a bad battery.
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i haven't watch a movie on this one. sorry, can't answer that question. but i would guess you got a good two hours battery life.
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I've drained it a few times so now the charge says 35hr left in battery.... its hard to drain it! You will have to do it at least 3 times during the first week or so...
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Sorry Hollie to take so long in responding. I bought the unit for my Dad, and he states that he watches the movies with it plugged in and charging at the same time. From the day he received the unit until now he's been well pleased with the product.