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Does anybody know of a cordless transmitter and receiver that doesn't eat
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Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
Does anybody know of a cordless transmitter and receiver that doesn't eat batteries? ......the ones I have had you couldn't keep up with the battery replacement ..... The "Current Cost" one that I got free from e.on used a single D cell, and I never had to replace it in the years I had it. |
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"Andy Burns" wrote in message o.uk... Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: Does anybody know of a cordless transmitter and receiver that doesn't eat batteries? ......the ones I have had you couldn't keep up with the battery replacement ..... The "Current Cost" one that I got free from e.on used a single D cell, and I never had to replace it in the years I had it. sounds good ...thanks |
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On 08/05/2015 12:50, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
Does anybody know of a cordless transmitter and receiver that doesn't eat batteries? ......the ones I have had you couldn't keep up with the battery replacement ..... The OWL ones seem to last plenty long enough on their batteries - roughly a year or so. What model have you had trouble with and what sort of batteries? They all tend to be very low current draw but need full voltage to have decent display contrast and as such do not like rechargeable batteries at all. Initial terminal voltage is already too low to work properly. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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"Martin Brown" wrote in message ... On 08/05/2015 12:50, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: Does anybody know of a cordless transmitter and receiver that doesn't eat batteries? ......the ones I have had you couldn't keep up with the battery replacement ..... The OWL ones seem to last plenty long enough on their batteries - roughly a year or so. What model have you had trouble with and what sort of batteries? They all tend to be very low current draw but need full voltage to have decent display contrast and as such do not like rechargeable batteries at all. Initial terminal voltage is already too low to work properly. Regards, Martin Brown can't remember as I binned it a while back....but the rx used up alkaline AA's in about a fortnight......just bad luck in my case as usual I pick all the lemons probably as price is my only consideration when buying.... ..... |
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Martin Brown wrote:
They all tend to be very low current draw but need full voltage to have decent display contrast The CC one I mentioned used a wall-wart for the display part with the smarts in it, the battery powered bit was just the clamp-on coil and transmitter. |
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In message , Jim GM4DHJ ...
writes can't remember as I binned it a while back....but the rx used up alkaline AA's in about a fortnight......just bad luck in my case as usual I pick all the lemons probably as price is my only consideration when buying.... ..... I follow the same policy. The one I have, that now sits with the batteries out, is badged "Protectrix" and came from Wilkinsons at a very much reduced price. Completely useless because of the battery wastage. It ran out of battery before I had a chance to work out what the 3 grey and one green buttons actually did. -- Bill |
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On Friday, 8 May 2015 12:50:41 UTC+1, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
Does anybody know of a cordless transmitter and receiver that doesn't eat batteries? ......the ones I have had you couldn't keep up with the battery replacement ..... I have this one. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Efergy-Wirel.../dp/B0074HN5HW Brought in around Nov 2014 and haven't yet replaced the batteries in either unit. |
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On Fri, 08 May 2015 12:52:18 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:
The "Current Cost" one that I got free from e.on used a single D cell, and I never had to replace it in the years I had it. I have a Current Cost. I've replaced the batteries in the Tx once. I thought it was 2 x C cells but having just opened up it up it's 2 x D cells. I bought it in Feb 09. The display runs off a wall wart and has no built in battery facilty. -- Cheers Dave. |
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Well if you are running a transmitter you gotta use power surely?
Be better off with one that charges up every so often. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message ... Does anybody know of a cordless transmitter and receiver that doesn't eat batteries? ......the ones I have had you couldn't keep up with the battery replacement ..... |
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On 08/05/2015 16:28, Brian-Gaff wrote:
Well if you are running a transmitter you gotta use power surely? Be better off with one that charges up every so often. Brian The amount of power required for a tiny burst of data every ten seconds or so is miniscule. An oil Watchman which sends data much less frequently lasts many years for example on some very expensive to buy spares deviously repackaged in copper tube AA Duracell batteries. The transmitter on my OWL lasts a year to 18 months on a set. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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On Fri, 08 May 2015 16:38:18 +0100
Martin Brown wrote: On 08/05/2015 16:28, Brian-Gaff wrote: Well if you are running a transmitter you gotta use power surely? Be better off with one that charges up every so often. Brian The amount of power required for a tiny burst of data every ten seconds or so is miniscule. An oil Watchman which sends data much less frequently lasts many years for example on some very expensive to buy spares deviously repackaged in copper tube AA Duracell batteries. The transmitter on my OWL lasts a year to 18 months on a set. I have a set provided by SSE, and the transmitter has no batteries, it must draw its power from the line which it's clamped around, or something. The display can be powered either by a USB wallwart or batteries. I don't use it much anyway, so couldn't say how long a set of batteries lasts, but I don't think it was very long. -- Davey. |
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"Bill" wrote in message ... In message , Jim GM4DHJ ... writes can't remember as I binned it a while back....but the rx used up alkaline AA's in about a fortnight......just bad luck in my case as usual I pick all the lemons probably as price is my only consideration when buying.... ..... I follow the same policy. The one I have, that now sits with the batteries out, is badged "Protectrix" and came from Wilkinsons at a very much reduced price. Completely useless because of the battery wastage. It ran out of battery before I had a chance to work out what the 3 grey and one green buttons actually did. Bill Bill ...that is the one I had....SHOCKING!!!...not just me then |
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"whisky-dave" wrote in message ... On Friday, 8 May 2015 12:50:41 UTC+1, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: Does anybody know of a cordless transmitter and receiver that doesn't eat batteries? ......the ones I have had you couldn't keep up with the battery replacement ..... I have this one. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Efergy-Wirel.../dp/B0074HN5HW Brought in around Nov 2014 and haven't yet replaced the batteries in either unit. £54!!!...see there is my problem...... |
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On Fri, 08 May 2015 16:38:18 +0100, Martin Brown wrote:
The amount of power required for a tiny burst of data every ten seconds or so is miniscule. An oil Watchman which sends data much less frequently lasts many years for example on some very expensive to buy spares deviously repackaged in copper tube AA Duracell batteries. Ours a Watchman Alarm, uses a single CR2430 lithium battery, it's recently complained of being flat. Several years life... -- Cheers Dave. |
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On 08/05/2015 12:50, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
Does anybody know of a cordless transmitter and receiver that doesn't eat batteries? ......the ones I have had you couldn't keep up with the battery replacement ..... On many of them you can change the update rate to 'slow' to increase the battery life -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On Fri, 08 May 2015 12:52:18 +0100, Andy Burns
wrote: Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: Does anybody know of a cordless transmitter and receiver that doesn't eat batteries? ......the ones I have had you couldn't keep up with the battery replacement ..... The "Current Cost" one that I got free from e.on used a single D cell, and I never had to replace it in the years I had it. The sender I have is badged Green Energy Options Ltd. and also HUMM (tm). It uses three AA cells and they last for years. I was quite suprised. -- Graham. %Profound_observation% |
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