Trimble Nomad Battery Drain

[Ramius]

Hey guys I'm trying to trouble shoot a Nomad 900XE. What kind of standby are you all getting on your Nomad?

It seems even if the computer is powered down there is a draw on the internal battery. I have gone to use my Nomad twice only to find the battery completely drained after 5 days.

Got a new battery and now testing to see if there is another problem.

So how long does your Nomad battery last or am I just being a retard?

 

[sail2468]

Re: Trimble Nomad Battery Drain

I run ATRAG on a Recon and that thing kills batteries. It will use a set of AAs in just a couple of days when it is powered down. It surprised me too. I always take the batteries out after I am done shooting and keep a couple extra sets with me. No hockey helmet for you.

 

[CoryT]

Re: Trimble Nomad Battery Drain

Mines still over 50%, and it's been used a bit, and not on a charger for more than two weeks. Make sure the GPS, BT and WiFi are all off when in storage.

 

[Ramius]

Re: Trimble Nomad Battery Drain

Cory that's what I expect. If I shut it down I should not come back 5 days later to a dead battery.

There's a Trimble service center in town I'll take the unit in for a check if all else fails.

 

[edorsey]

Re: Trimble Nomad Battery Drain

I got the Nomad 900L under the tree

I have installed Cold Bore 1.0 and have been playing with mine quite a bit getting use to all the functions. Battery still at 80% on initial charge (5 days ago). I have been shutting down unit after each use. Hopefully your battery change will fix things. Please let us know if that was issue or if something else.

 

[one shot ST]

Re: Trimble Nomad Battery Drain

did you make the battery calibration ?

 

[pyrofx]

Re: Trimble Nomad Battery Drain

Second on that . Mine went dead in 24 hrs until I did the calibration. Now its been on and off in sleep mode for 4 days and still says 100%
Greg

 

[Ramius]

Re: Trimble Nomad Battery Drain

I did calibrate the older battery, still no help.

I have not calibrated the new battery. Let me try that out, thanks for your suggestions!

 

[bward]

Re: Trimble Nomad Battery Drain

I have used mine once or twice a week for a couple months before without charging it. The batteries on them last a LONG time.

 

[Kevlars]

Re: Trimble Nomad Battery Drain

Check and see if your GPS is on or Bluetooth (Cory knows that unit like no other)... that usually causes a significant drain. Other than that I would suggest calibrating your battery... if that does not work I would get a new battery ... if still there is an issue ... Send it to Trimble for repair.

I charged mine up after my trip to Gunsite in October and used it yesterday for the first time and it had 94% charge.

-K