Re: [ST] Leaving shortly for long 2 up trip, chatterbox question.

[chuck boatwright <dirac@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

dennis dodd wrote:
> chuck,
> 
> my wife and i have used a hjc-50 for two years with
> out any problems. i find that the internal
> (non-replacable) battery will last 3 to 4 long days
> (i'm talking 300 to 500 mile days) on one charge. when
> we are on the road, i charge every 3rd day, and it has
> never run down on me during a ride.
> 

hmmm.  really?  do you leave it on all day?  we will be doing mostly 
300, with a couple of 500-600 in the middle.

> sounds like the battery in yours might be toast. it
> does take the unit over-night to charge fully. a few
> hours will NOT do it.

The box is new, and it got an overnight charge.  will try again.  it 
sure would be a bummer if the battery is toast.

> 
> and, take a small elastic mouth plastic bag with you
> to slip over it when it rains. it will quit working if
> it gets wet (don't ask how i know). i set it in the
> sun all day the next day and it has worked fine ever
> since.

hah hah ahh..  thanks for the preemptive advice.

> 
> i have found the little box to be very reliable and an
> incrediable bargan.


I will find out soon enough

- --chuck



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