I have two that have ran for 4 years, they both needed batteries but the display isn't coming on or barely. Both Duracells are at 1.59 &amp; 1.6 volts??
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Sorry, but I have no real idea that would lead to success. Perhaps the item has just reached it's normal shelf life and it's time to replace. Only thing I can think of would be to check for corrosion at the contact points as it is an outdoor item that would be subject to humidity however, I suspect you have already checked this. If not, it's a possibility. Sorry if this isn't helpful.
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I have found that quite often there are only a couple batteries in the set that have gone bad when the battery indicator reads low. I now check all the batteries with a voltmeter before replacing them. My battery consumption has dropped in half by doing this. Any battery showing 1.5v or higher goes back in the camera, 1.4-1.5v batteries are re-purposed in flashlights and other devices.
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Mine was installed yesterday and already with new duracells the "replace" is flashing, and the backlit display never goes off. But I think I must have gotten a faulty unit.
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Make sure in charge mode by holding "battery" button while radio is off. Should say CHA ON and nimh battery image should be in upper left of display. I haven't had any problems, but the 1000 ma batteries don't last long.
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Yes the red light shows you're getting enough sun to charge, & the blue light shows its hooked up right & that it is charging. So if the digital display shows 1volt??? That means your battery is dead! Dead! Dead! & likely not accepting a charge. Anytime a battery goes below 11volts it's dead. + most batteries only have a 2yr warranty because they only last about 1.5yrs to 2yrs. Check & see how old the battery is,then take it to Orielly Auto & have them test it. Once you set that out of the way-i'd bet your problem is solved.
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I charged them initially for about three hours. One of the batteries seems to take a charge overnight, but the other is pretty bad. I love the unit when it is working, but all too often, the battery goes dead without any warning. I've tried to get replacement batteries (thinking I may have a bad one), but can't find them anywhere. This is totally unacceptable! If anyone knows where to get replacements, please let me know.
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How did you try to measure 24 volts? If you used 2 twelve volt batteries in series make sure they were connected one + lead to the other - lead. Or try to measure 3 nine volt batteries snapped together. You should get 27 volts. I think there is a calibration pot on the back of the meter. It is very small and you will need a jewelers screwdriver to adjust it. Make sure the red lead goes to the + termingal of the battery. Try again and let me know. You could have a bad batch of meters. Mine worked very will on my power supply that goes up to 27 volts. One last thing...are the 24 volt batteries you are measuring good batteries? The meter might be telling you that they are not. Hope this was useful. Also be aware that all meters have a percentage of error. Some are + - .1% + - .01%. No matter how expensive the meter it will have error tho very small. The smaller the error, the larger the price. These cheap but beautiful meters are good enough for battery monitoring. I wouldnt use them to build a computer power supply.
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Well, I haven't double checked mine in awhile, but if they are not drawing power I can't see why they would.Probably having a habit of checking the batteries every 6 months would be prudent.
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send it back, i have purchased 5 units, no 2 are and have not functioned the same, only 1 has survived and with a rotation of 10 batteries, i am only lucky when 1 survives 1 hour
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It might be a bad battery. The batteries on these things aren't the best. You should be able to pick up a new batery online for $40 or so.
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Get the battery one. Mine takes a battery and it's still working good. The battery is for the display to work and a good battery will last a long time. I'm still on my original battery.
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Buy a better grade of battery, like Duracell. Personally, I think the flashing LED gives the unit more authenticity and would definitely use it. For one thing, if nothing else, it draws attention to the unit itself, which is what you want in the first place.
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Mine works great and always has. The fact that a display cycles probably means that you have it hooked up wrong. In normal operation, one bar stays lit or flashes when low. Remember that the positive and negative have to ALWAYS be hooked up to your battery pos. and neg. I've got a switch on mine to turn off the display but it's not really needed. One user says "The C is for your switch to turn on the indicator, with my application, I ran a wire and connected it directly with the positive terminal for the indicator, beings I want to be able to kill power to the entire indicator when not in use. Prolly wasn't needed but that was my choice and it works great. The R is unused and I think I read that it's not commonly used." On mine, I think that means that when I installed it I hooked pos to battery pos and neg to battery neg. Then I hooked a wire from C to my switch and back from the positive pole on my switch to neg on the indicator. If you don't put in a switch, then I believe C just gets hooked straight to positive so that the unit will display.
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I have bought 2 one lasted almost 5 years and im on the 2 , change the batteries and see if that corrects your problem.
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press the f7 button move the highlited numbers to 23 then press thepage time button tha battery on the display will start showing its charging...let it charge over nite....if you have done all these steps get new batteries they wont hold the charge ....im 3 and 1/2 years in and have used daily and have replaced with high qaulity rechargeble batteries...the charge always last 10 to 12 hours ....good luck
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A voltage meter won't tell you whether the batteries meet manufacturer specs and supply full power under load. You need a battery tester like the ZTS to do that. I just received an order of Duracells that failed that test - the second such order of CR 123 batteries from Amazon that did so. The first order was Energizer brand. I learned of the deficiency the hard way when my security system started sending off false alarms after I installed the batteries. I talked to a battery shop specialist, who said that happens when they resell factory rejects.
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I've never seen that on my display before. Change batteries maybe? Sounds to me to be a bad unit. I dont know of a reset button. But you can test it with boiling water. Maybe the manufacturer can help you. They may know how to reset it.