Maestro 3250 Battery life
Sun, 11/30/2008 - 11:06am
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 16 years
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Hi All
I seem to be limited to about 5 - 15 minutes of battery only operation. If I keep forcing the unit to power up it will run again for 5 - 15 minutes. The battery indicator will yield random charge amounts on each power up. ???
Is there a way to force the unit to retain power till the battery is fully discharged so I might sync the charge sampler/indicator to the actual battery state?
I usually have the unit in a Ram 3500 accessory port which remains on 25/7. I transferred it to our other car for this trip and discovered the issue.
Batteries.....again
Is there a way to force the unit to retain power till the battery is fully discharged so I might sync the charge sampler/indicator to the actual battery state?
Except for what you are already doing, I don't think so. A call to Magellan might be in order, although that might be painful. Sometimes they actually give really good answers.
Some questions (Rehashing other battery discussions here in different forums):
How old is your unit?
It would appear that it stays IN THE VEHICLE all the time, true?
Does it come on and go off automatically with the car?
You might want to do a search here for "battery" to see some of the pit-falls of improper battery care.
Magellan Maestro 4250// MIO C310X
Battery
While I haven't had any problem besides the relatively short 3 hr normal battery life- I would suggest charging the unit on house current with either an AC adapter or with USB port.
Re: ka1167
Except for what you are already doing, I don't think so. A call to Magellan might be in order, although that might be painful. Sometimes they actually give really good answers.
I'll Wait on that, I agree tho'
Some questions (Rehashing other battery discussions here in different forums):
How old is your unit?
One year old.
It would appear that it stays IN THE VEHICLE all the time, true?
True
Does it come on and go off automatically with the car?
Yes
You might want to do a search here for "battery" to see some of the pit-falls of improper battery care.
Will do
regards George Garmin Dezl 750LMT, Nuvi 755T, & 255W
re: golferbob
...I would suggest charging the unit on house current with either an AC adapter or with USB port.
That was/is being done. I should have stated that in my OP.
regards George Garmin Dezl 750LMT, Nuvi 755T, & 255W
Summary
How old is your unit? One year old.
It would appear that it stays IN THE VEHICLE all the time, true? True
Does it come on and go off automatically with the car? Yes
Quick summary of things you probably found in the "search":
A year old battery that as been exposed to voltage spikes when the car goes on and off....AND exposed to extreme hot and cold by being left in the car all the time, might be nearing battery failure. Might be.
Depending on exactly where you live, you are lucky it hasn't been stolen in that year; and that situation seems to be getting worse as the economy takes a nose-dive.
I agree that you need to cycle the battery a couple of times before you panic but you might need a new battery.
And I strongly suggest that you NOT leave it in the car all the time......in the future....unless the vehicle is always inside a garage or other private building.
Magellan Maestro 4250// MIO C310X
Improved
Well after several re-starts I finally got to where the unit would fail to boot and just shutdown. I charged and it seems to run quite a bit longer. Once I return home Monday I will attempt a full discharge and maybe time it.
I wonder if accessing the hidden menu would force it to stay on till completely discharged? Hmm.
Thanks for the replies.
regards George Garmin Dezl 750LMT, Nuvi 755T, & 255W