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culzean

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Re: Palladium prices and Cats
« Reply #31 on: January 23, 2020, 10:35:36 AM »
That's it. Took a while to charge up with my phone charger, so I have ordered a 2A USB charger, as it recommends.

So fully charged it should last about 18 to 20 hours ?  says in Nextbase manual that the 3.7V  450mAh internal battery lasts about 30 minutes which gives 950mAh drain from power bank, although powerbank supplies power at more than 3.7 volts ( should a USB socket give 5 volts DC ).  Be interesting to know how long it lasts....
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« Reply #32 on: January 23, 2020, 10:50:03 AM »
Be interesting to know how long it lasts....
Cannot see it ever getting fully discharged. Never have to leave car for more than 2 hours. When Madge gets her Chemo I normally wait until she is all hooked up, then come home. I then pop back for the last hour and then bring her home. Parking is s nightmare at the hospital so I park in a street that has a 2 hour max stay. Don't want to get another ticket!

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« Reply #33 on: January 23, 2020, 12:00:12 PM »
According to manual pwer requirement of 312GW is 1.5amps at 5 volts  and the 3.7V 450mAh internal battery is good for 30 minutes of recording - so looks like it needs more than you would expect - whether the power is for the GPS chip or just the video chip / processing bit I don't know.
If it has GPS, those chipsets are known to gobble up a bit of power. I would think some of the headroom on the supply is for the initial charging of the battery, but if you can get around 24 hrs out of it, I would think it would be enough.

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« Reply #34 on: January 23, 2020, 12:10:25 PM »
I use powerbank to use my car satnav when walking - it does 'off road' ( straight line between where your are and where you are trying to go ) - normally know where I am going when out hill walking but the weather can close in so fast and leave you in thick fog / cloud - also useful to get a position co-ordinate if you need emergency services
Not sure why you wouldn't just use your phone for this, unless it's a Nokia 3310 or something  ;D . The What Three Words app can give you a precise location which it is then very easy to pass to the emergency services if necessary.

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Re: Palladium prices and Cats
« Reply #35 on: January 23, 2020, 08:49:31 PM »
So fully charged it should last about 18 to 20 hours ?  says in Nextbase manual that the 3.7V  450mAh internal battery lasts about 30 minutes which gives 950mAh drain from power bank, although powerbank supplies power at more than 3.7 volts ( should a USB socket give 5 volts DC ).

These sort of devices usually use efficient DC-DC converter circuits, rather than simple voltage regulators which dissipate the excess voltage out as heat. You should hopefully be able to get a few more hours out of it, if the battery capacity is accurate.

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« Reply #36 on: January 23, 2020, 09:10:42 PM »
As I said I very seldom park for more than 2 hours. so 4 hours capacity would do me. There were larger capacity Power Banks available, but the one I chose gave sufficient capacity at a good price (£18.99).

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