Re: New GD77 hardware:Battery drain and bugs
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 3:02 am
Riku
I've now also tested the Tier1 version, and the current consumption is the same.
The radio I'm using for the tests is not new. Its probably about 18 months old.
The only way to know whether there is a real difference in the "new hardware" is for the users who have "new hardware", is for them to actually measure the current their radios are taking.
Just because the battery appears to go faster quicker, does not necessarily mean that the radio is taking more currently.
Its also possible that
1) The battery has less capacity
2) The charger is not charging the battery so well.
Note.
There are 2 x 3.7v Lipo cells in the battery pack, but they are not "balance charged", so its possible that some batteries become out of balance hence don't give optimum performance.
I know at least one person who has taken their battery pack apart and attached a wire to the unused terminal on the pack, so it can be correctly balance changed.
I've now also tested the Tier1 version, and the current consumption is the same.
The radio I'm using for the tests is not new. Its probably about 18 months old.
The only way to know whether there is a real difference in the "new hardware" is for the users who have "new hardware", is for them to actually measure the current their radios are taking.
Just because the battery appears to go faster quicker, does not necessarily mean that the radio is taking more currently.
Its also possible that
1) The battery has less capacity
2) The charger is not charging the battery so well.
Note.
There are 2 x 3.7v Lipo cells in the battery pack, but they are not "balance charged", so its possible that some batteries become out of balance hence don't give optimum performance.
I know at least one person who has taken their battery pack apart and attached a wire to the unused terminal on the pack, so it can be correctly balance changed.