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Old January 9th 13, 07:49 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Ron Gleason
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Default Off season treatment of the Oudie

What is the recommendation for storing the Oudie 1/2/Lite during the off season when you are not using it for a number of months?

Let it sit on the shelf?
Plugged into the charger?
Occasionally take if off the shelf and charge it? If so, how often?
Others?

Thanks in advance

Ron Gleason
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Old January 9th 13, 08:38 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Godfrey (QT)[_2_]
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Default Off season treatment of the Oudie

On Jan 9, 1:49*pm, Ron Gleason wrote:
What is the recommendation for storing the Oudie 1/2/Lite during the off season when you are not using it for a number of months?

Let it sit on the shelf?
Plugged into the charger?
Occasionally take if off the shelf and charge it? *If so, how often?
Others?

Thanks in advance

Ron Gleason


On its side, in a cool (55 degrees), dark, moderate humidity,
vibration free place. When checking on it, be careful not to rotate or
shake as it will stir up the 1's that have settled out.
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Old January 9th 13, 08:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Richard[_9_]
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Default Off season treatment of the Oudie

On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 10:49:14 AM UTC-8, Ron Gleason wrote:
What is the recommendation for storing the Oudie 1/2/Lite during the off season when you are not using it for a number of months? Let it sit on the shelf? Plugged into the charger? Occasionally take if off the shelf and charge it? If so, how often? Others? Thanks in advance Ron Gleason


Charge it, makes sure it is off and put it on the shelf. Don't leave plugged into the charger.

Richard
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Old January 9th 13, 09:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Ron Gleason
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Default Off season treatment of the Oudie

On Wednesday, 9 January 2013 12:38:03 UTC-7, John Godfrey (QT) wrote:
On Jan 9, 1:49*pm, Ron Gleason wrote:

What is the recommendation for storing the Oudie 1/2/Lite during the off season when you are not using it for a number of months?




Let it sit on the shelf?


Plugged into the charger?


Occasionally take if off the shelf and charge it? *If so, how often?


Others?




Thanks in advance




Ron Gleason




On its side, in a cool (55 degrees), dark, moderate humidity,

vibration free place. When checking on it, be careful not to rotate or

shake as it will stir up the 1's that have settled out.


Will decanting be required when the soaring season begins?
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Old January 9th 13, 10:06 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Godfrey (QT)[_2_]
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Default Off season treatment of the Oudie

On Jan 9, 3:16*pm, Ron Gleason wrote:
On Wednesday, 9 January 2013 12:38:03 UTC-7, John Godfrey (QT) *wrote:









On Jan 9, 1:49*pm, Ron Gleason wrote:


What is the recommendation for storing the Oudie 1/2/Lite during the off season when you are not using it for a number of months?


Let it sit on the shelf?


Plugged into the charger?


Occasionally take if off the shelf and charge it? *If so, how often?


Others?


Thanks in advance


Ron Gleason


On its side, in a cool (55 degrees), dark, moderate humidity,


vibration free place. When checking on it, be careful not to rotate or


shake as it will stir up the 1's that have settled out.


Will decanting be required when the soaring season begins?


Yes, that will also make room for updated software.
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Old January 9th 13, 10:23 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_5_]
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Default Off season treatment of the Oudie

On Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:49:14 -0800, Ron Gleason wrote:

What is the recommendation for storing the Oudie 1/2/Lite during the off
season when you are not using it for a number of months?

Let it sit on the shelf?
Plugged into the charger?
Occasionally take if off the shelf and charge it? If so, how often?
Others?

This is general, not Oudie-specific advice since I've not used an Oudie
and anyway the chances are good that you have other devices with
rechargeable batteries.

LiPoly and Li-ion
================= have very low self-discharge rates, so if the device
has a hard (mechanical) switch, fully charge it and put it away until
next season. Most cheap PNAs (Binatone, Navigon, etc - chepie car sat-
navs) have a mechanical slide switch. OTOH, if it has a soft switch, e.g.
an on/off button witch doesn't click and lacks a mechanical kill switch
like iPAQs had) it will use power even when its off, and so needs a
recharge every month or two. Thats like a laptop computer: shut it down
completely and it can be left for 2-3 months without a recharge, but
suspend it and you'll be lucky if it lasts more than 2-3 weeks without
flattening the battery.

NiCd and NiMH
============= are still found in older instruments and some loggers, e.g.
the EW Microrecorder. These battery types self discharge - a fully
charged NiCd will be almost flat after 6 months and an NiMH self-
discharges 2-3 times faster.

These types should be recharged at least every month or two: EW says the
Microrecorder should be charged every 3 months.

Alternatively, these battery types can be charged continuously at a 1%
rate, i.e. if you're using 1050 mAh NiMH cells (AA size) the 1% rate is
11 mA.


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Old January 10th 13, 10:40 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Naviter Info
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Default Off season treatment of the Oudie

Richard's advice for Oudie is spot on - It does have a mechanical switch so the advice is to charge it, turn it off (not sleep), put it on a shelf (let it do the magic QT suggests). With any luck it will still be charged when the cumulus reappear.

Andrej Kolar
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On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 10:23:23 PM UTC+1, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:49:14 -0800, Ron Gleason wrote:



What is the recommendation for storing the Oudie 1/2/Lite during the off


season when you are not using it for a number of months?




Let it sit on the shelf?


Plugged into the charger?


Occasionally take if off the shelf and charge it? If so, how often?


Others?




This is general, not Oudie-specific advice since I've not used an Oudie

and anyway the chances are good that you have other devices with

rechargeable batteries.



LiPoly and Li-ion

================= have very low self-discharge rates, so if the device

has a hard (mechanical) switch, fully charge it and put it away until

next season. Most cheap PNAs (Binatone, Navigon, etc - chepie car sat-

navs) have a mechanical slide switch. OTOH, if it has a soft switch, e.g.

an on/off button witch doesn't click and lacks a mechanical kill switch

like iPAQs had) it will use power even when its off, and so needs a

recharge every month or two. Thats like a laptop computer: shut it down

completely and it can be left for 2-3 months without a recharge, but

suspend it and you'll be lucky if it lasts more than 2-3 weeks without

flattening the battery.



NiCd and NiMH

============= are still found in older instruments and some loggers, e.g.

the EW Microrecorder. These battery types self discharge - a fully

charged NiCd will be almost flat after 6 months and an NiMH self-

discharges 2-3 times faster.



These types should be recharged at least every month or two: EW says the

Microrecorder should be charged every 3 months.



Alternatively, these battery types can be charged continuously at a 1%

rate, i.e. if you're using 1050 mAh NiMH cells (AA size) the 1% rate is

11 mA.





--

martin@ | Martin Gregorie

gregorie. | Essex, UK

org |


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Old January 10th 13, 10:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Carlyle
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Default Off season treatment of the Oudie

The Vertica V2 works the same way as the Oudie.


On Thursday, January 10, 2013 4:40:22 AM UTC-5, Naviter Info wrote:
Richard's advice for Oudie is spot on - It does have a mechanical switch so the advice is to charge it, turn it off (not sleep), put it on a shelf (let it do the magic QT suggests). With any luck it will still be charged when the cumulus reappear.

 




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