How long does your 11" coil last ? (now fixed)

[frogeye]

I am very happy with the Deus 11" coil apart from the coil only lasts for just over three and half hours from fully charged

I gave it a full charge in the morning . Switched it on at home to check the battery level the indicator was a full 3 bars

Took the Deus out in the afternoon , switched it on and it only had 2 full bars

Ok it lasted for 3 and half hours but knowing that it will switch off any time soon and flashing empty is a pain .

How long does your coil last for I will have to get one of those little AA battery holders now

[Sportsman]

Funny enough i went out at 11am and did til 2pm on Thursday and it was down to 2 bars and it was fully charged..As long as i get 9am to 4.30pm on a full charge that will do me.

[frogeye]

I wish mine would last that long It lost a full bar before it was even switched on b;>

[hihosilver]

Apparently there was another update pushed out a couple of weeks ago which fixed the battery issue for some coils, as some were reporting a low coil battery, even though the coil charge wasn't actually low. A couple of people in our club had the issue and since re-doing the newer 3.2 update the issue has gone. Perhaps it's affecting yours too and you need to redo the newer 'fixed' 3.2 update. Worth a try.

[frogeye]

Thanks for the info on the update I will have a look into that

It does sound like that type of problem.

[Ace]

Apparently there was another update pushed out a couple of weeks ago which fixed the battery issue for some coils, as some were reporting a low coil battery, even though the coil charge wasn't actually low. A couple of people in our club had the issue and since re-doing the newer 3.2 update the issue has gone. Perhaps it's affecting yours too and you need to redo the newer 'fixed' 3.2 update. Worth a try.

Similar thing happened on my 9" coil. I spoke to Nigel at Regton and was told about the latest update but it meant either posting or taking it over to Birmingham, either option was not a good idea for me.

Then he told me to try running the coil down until the battery was completely 'dead' and then charge it up. This I did and left it on charge overnight. This seems to have cured the problem.

ATB

Ace

[sleepyjim44]

I read on another forum where it takes like 3 full cycles to charging to set the battery memory....


Also could you not just do the update at home on your computer? Why must it be taken to a shop? I thought XP made this for us to do updates at home.....(never done one myself....)?


Jim

[frogeye]

Now fixed fingers crossed I gave the coil battery a complete drain down in the morning . Just turned it on in the house and went out for a few hours . Then gave it a full charge this afternoon . Turned it back on and it seems to have done the job , all 3 bars are up now.

It could be right about needing up to three cycles to reset the battery as this is the third time I have drained it if you include the last two detecting trips out.

Thanks for all the info and advice everyone

Hope it will help anyone else who gets a similar problem with their coil .

[Maximuswarks]

I manage to get at least fourteen hours between charging mine , most of the time i have been using Deus fast but i do use GMP sometimes

[Ace]

I read on another forum where it takes like 3 full cycles to charging to set the battery memory....


Also could you not just do the update at home on your computer? Why must it be taken to a shop? I thought XP made this for us to do updates at home.....(never done one myself....)?


Jim

Hi guys....

I have to take mine to the shop for updates etc. because I have the Deus lite and do not have contact with anyone owning the full kit

But so glad the whole thing is fixed for frogeye::g


ATB



Ace