12-28-2007, 06:43 PM
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| Senior Member  | GPS LiveToShoot: Sir; my battery eater  sure dose love me I messed up and lost the original thread . Maybe this will work. When I get a little further along I'm sure the NICAD will be my option or just do the house converter. Have you experminted any with traveling? Are we supposed to use threads in this fashion? 
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12-28-2007, 08:04 PM
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| Senior Member   | It's good to hear that you're getting out and using your 60Csx. In mine, I've been using 1.2V/min. 2300-2650mAh NiMH batteries, and have had very good results with them. The higher mAh permits us to get 2-3 days of use from one set of batteries, under normal use (normal is very relative, but to us it means checking coordinates throughout the day). My wife and I've used the 60CSx on several road trips, mountain hikes and shooting treks out in the desert, and have had very good results using it in each area...unless we're over iron rich ground, like over lava flows at Craters of the Moon. In southern Idaho there are a lot of surface and sub-surface lava flows. The iron messes with the compass and on-screen map orienting capabilities. While out in the mountains and the desert we really put it to the test, referencing it exclusively (without using another compass and map...which were with us just not used) to see how it worked. Aside from when we were over iron rich land, the 60CSx helped get us to where we were going and back without a hitch. It's still kinda weird using the GPS, because I've hiked since being able to walk with my parents, and rarely used maps or a compass to get to and back from where we were headed. In so doing, I've only been disoriented on a hike once in my life, and that was a real shocker till we got reoriented. Using the GPS gives us another dimension to our outdoor adventures that's fun to use. We anticipate doing some geo caching this summer. One of the features I like about the 60SCx a lot is how it'll show you where you came from, a small dotted line of your travels on the map. We've used that a couple of times to head back to where we came from, which was really helpful while hiking in the deep woods. We've found the 60CSx is a very useful tool. However, map and compass still go with us for back up.
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01-12-2008, 07:41 PM
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| Senior Member | 1.2v LiveToShoot: Sir; just checking in. I have looked for some 1.5v batteries and NO luck. I reread your using 1.2v. My thought? Does it not take 3v to function. Today my better half found 1.2v and I then spent about 1hr looking for 1.5v's. Then again reread your post. Are you still using and am I correct about 1.2v being ok to drive the unit. Thanks
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01-12-2008, 11:53 PM
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| Senior Member | Neophyte...good to hear back from you on the GPS. The 60CSx manual, page 91, notes the GPS uses two 1.5 volt AA batteries. Since I purchased my 60CSx, I've been using two 1.2 volt AA batteries: Duracell (2650 mAh), Tenergy (2600 mAh) and Power Plus (2300 mAh) all in Ni-MH. I've gotten long battery life with regular use of these batteries and my GPS works very well with no problems in any functions.
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01-13-2008, 04:01 AM
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| Senior Member | LiveToShoot: Thanks; I haven't gone into the "bush" yet; I am enjoying learning about the features. How or have you found the Temperature function? Dale: Sir; Sir not about Hay about not getting lost 
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01-27-2008, 07:06 AM
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| Senior Member | cycle LiveToShoot: Sir; I've been cycling in some "Quantaray" 2600mah batteries. About 20hrs; with moderate to medium use. Is that about expected? Messing about on pavement; I have enjoyed learning and ?messing?
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01-27-2008, 10:03 AM
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| Senior Member | Neophyte... Yes, I think that would be considered a good expectation from your Quantaray 2600 mAh batteries. Your results are comparable to what I've been getting out of batteries I'm using/testing. Like you, I'm testing initial performance and the longevity of different batteries, to see which brand/mAh holds up in day-to-day moderate/medium use and over an extended period of time under multiple recharges. Results of that analysis will not be in until later this year, after I've used/recharged batteries several times. So, how do you like the 60CSx so far? Have you found it to be a useful addition to your outdoor gear? We took the 60CSx along on a rabbit hunt/hike last weekend and again proved it's worth as a valuable addition to our outdoor gear.
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01-27-2008, 02:23 PM
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| Senior Member | LiveToShoot: I am enjoying it. Lots of bells and whistles. For ever day use; I constantly mess with it. I haven't done any 'yard' test yet. My battery testing: Each day cycle the batteries. Timing charge time and discharge. 2600mah require [slow charge] 5-6hrs depending which set. One set that at this moment I believe I burned up with an overcharge. I have let them 'rest' for about 2wks. Now they are back on charge. I use a pill bottle to carry the charged set when out and about. It in theory I should have somewhat of 40hrs range. My thinking: try and achieve 60+ hrs. That should easily cover in over-achievement. I'll post as I go along and we should have information to the positive. Last part of a long thought. Have you ever 'fast charged' Ni-MH battery?
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01-27-2008, 05:48 PM
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| Senior Member | Neophyte... Good to hear that your 60CSx experience is positive. I too am amused with what they do... I have purchased enough batteries to keep the unit working for a week of daily use, based on how long I've seen batteries last. I'm looking into buying a solar charger for extended use. Then I can recharge batteries for all the electronic gadgets I could use in the field, in my 72-hour kits: GPS, flashlights, emergency AM/FM radio, ham radio, tent light, etc... As part of my various AA Ni-MH battery purchases, I also got a charger, three chargers total. None of the chargers has a select switch on it for how quickly they charge batteries, like my auto battery charger has, or a note that they are doing a normal or fast charge... Each charger is designed for Ni-MH/Ni-Cd batteries and completes a charge pretty fast, within just a couple of hours. I haven't timed the charge times yet, and maybe should do so to see if my chargers are doing a 'fast charge'. Did you upgrade/add topo maps to your 60CSx? If so, which map? Thanks for the updates on how your 60CSx is performing...it's good to have contact with someone else who's having a positive experience using it.
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01-27-2008, 08:15 PM
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| Senior Member | Maps No sir; No new maps of yet. I may be in Cambodia for a few weeks April-May and may do a little bit of a juggling act. I am curious about fast charging. Ni-cad have a history with heat. Heat being the need plus demise. With Nicad I avoid fast whenever possible. This will be good
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