+oasyspc Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 what is the best type of battery for the oregon 300 I will use it for geocaching, driving and long days of fishing maybe up to 12 hrs straight. would be nice if I dont have to change the batteries during the day Thanks Wayne Quote Link to comment
+g-o-cashers Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Results of some testing I've done with pointers to the batteries and charger (which is just as important) which I used. http://www.gpsfix.net/?p=199 Quote Link to comment
+Tequila Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I use Sanyo Eneloops from Costco. May not be the best but the price was very good and they last a reasonable length of time in the unit. I would not recommend alkaline batteries. Quote Link to comment
+oasyspc Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 I use Sanyo Eneloops from Costco. May not be the best but the price was very good and they last a reasonable length of time in the unit. I would not recommend alkaline batteries. how long is reasonable? Quote Link to comment
+oasyspc Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 what is the best type of battery for the oregon 300 I will use it for geocaching, driving and long days of fishing maybe up to 12 hrs straight. would be nice if I dont have to change the batteries during the day Thanks Wayne has any one heard of these http://www.gpbattery.com/powerbank.html a local battery shop has them Wayne Quote Link to comment
+Tequila Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I use Sanyo Eneloops from Costco. May not be the best but the price was very good and they last a reasonable length of time in the unit. I would not recommend alkaline batteries. how long is reasonable? I normally change them after about 8 hours but there is still energy left. I have never ran a set of batteries dead. I did that once on a Colorado and it permanently killed it. Since then I am very careful to replace them regularly. Since I carry replacement rechargeables, it is not a concern. Quote Link to comment
+oasyspc Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 I use Sanyo Eneloops from Costco. May not be the best but the price was very good and they last a reasonable length of time in the unit. I would not recommend alkaline batteries. how long is reasonable? I normally change them after about 8 hours but there is still energy left. I have never ran a set of batteries dead. I did that once on a Colorado and it permanently killed it. Since then I am very careful to replace them regularly. Since I carry replacement rechargeables, it is not a concern. Thanks are you getting 8hrs with a oregon or some other gps do you use the backlight? Wayne Quote Link to comment
+Tequila Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I use Sanyo Eneloops from Costco. May not be the best but the price was very good and they last a reasonable length of time in the unit. I would not recommend alkaline batteries. how long is reasonable? I normally change them after about 8 hours but there is still energy left. I have never ran a set of batteries dead. I did that once on a Colorado and it permanently killed it. Since then I am very careful to replace them regularly. Since I carry replacement rechargeables, it is not a concern. Thanks are you getting 8hrs with a oregon or some other gps do you use the backlight? Wayne I only use the Oregon and I have the backlight on. I get 8 hours. However, it is important to note that mileage various with type of usage. If you are doing a lot of Wherigo's, or map navigation etc. then time will be reduced. For just selecting a cache, go to, repeat I get 8 hours. Quote Link to comment
+GrnXnham Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I normally change them after about 8 hours but there is still energy left. I have never ran a set of batteries dead. I did that once on a Colorado and it permanently killed it. Since then I am very careful to replace them regularly. Since I carry replacement rechargeables, it is not a concern. How strange. I run my batteries dead all the time on all five of our GPSr units and we've never had any problems with it "killing" the GPSr. I'm thinking it was probably coincidence that it happened to you, but with a unit that expensive I guess there is no point in "testing" it again. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I use the Rayovac hybrid batteries and I get 10 - 12 hours on a full charge. Once or twice with light useage I got about 14. Quote Link to comment
+Tequila Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I normally change them after about 8 hours but there is still energy left. I have never ran a set of batteries dead. I did that once on a Colorado and it permanently killed it. Since then I am very careful to replace them regularly. Since I carry replacement rechargeables, it is not a concern. How strange. I run my batteries dead all the time on all five of our GPSr units and we've never had any problems with it "killing" the GPSr. I'm thinking it was probably coincidence that it happened to you, but with a unit that expensive I guess there is no point in "testing" it again. Well, it was a Colorado. So its not like it was a high tech unit. I left it on all night in the living room to see what the position drift would be like, knowing it would die sometime in the night. The next morning, when I tried to power it on, it came up with 'system software missing". All efforts of recovery failed. Even the Canadian Garmin Repair Ctr could not fix it. It probably was a coincidence with the batteries but as you say, why tempt fate?? Quote Link to comment
flyjazz Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 has any one heard of these http://www.gpbattery.com/powerbank.html a local battery shop has themWayne On a scale from 1 to 10 they probably rate as a 10. They are as good as Maha's and recommended if you can get them for less. GP (Golden Peak)are the premiere Chinese battery manufacturer followed very closely by Soshine. Quote Link to comment
+RRLover Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) @ the GP site, some of the hot links for "products" don't work, if you manually insert _products into the URL you can see more product. Their portable 2 hr. smart charger looks pretty good, their 15 min. charger will "toast" theirs' or anybody else's batteries pronto. A good charger uses voltage sensing, as well as temp. & time, and should charge the cells individually, not ganged together. Norm Edited January 28, 2009 by RRLover Quote Link to comment
+verdugan Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I normally change them after about 8 hours but there is still energy left. I have never ran a set of batteries dead. I did that once on a Colorado and it permanently killed it. Since then I am very careful to replace them regularly. Since I carry replacement rechargeables, it is not a concern. How strange. I run my batteries dead all the time on all five of our GPSr units and we've never had any problems with it "killing" the GPSr. I'm thinking it was probably coincidence that it happened to you, but with a unit that expensive I guess there is no point in "testing" it again. It happened to me as well. It was a Colorado. Maybe I could've troubleshooted with Garmin support. But who has the time? I returned it to REI. I now have an Oregon. I've ran the batteries down a few times w/o any problems. Quote Link to comment
+verdugan Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I use Sanyo's 2700 batteries. Make sure you get a proper charger as well. I have a Lacrosse BC-700. You must get a proper charger. After I got my charger, I noticed that some of my old batteries that weren't lasting very long came back to life after I reconditioned them in the charger. Quote Link to comment
+oasyspc Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 @ the GP site, some of the hot links for "products" don't work, if you manually insert _products into the URL you can see more product. Their portable 2 hr. smart charger looks pretty good, their 15 min. charger will "toast" theirs' or anybody else's batteries pronto. A good charger uses voltage sensing, as well as temp. & time, and should charge the cells individually, not ganged together. Norm this is the 1 I was think about getting http://www.gpbattery.com/powerbank_products.html GPPB65US270SA-UW4 1 hour to charge up 4 pcs NiMH batteries Digital clock Easy check 3-color LED icons to show charging status Auto cut-off safety control by voltage, temperature and time to prevent overcharging Individual charging channels, can charge 1-4 pcs of NiMH AA or AAA in any combination GP patented Smart Recharge Technology Primary & bad battery detection AC 100-240V worldwide use Package: 4 x 2700 series AA I dont need the 1 hr charge time but I thought it would be a better charger Thanks Wayne Quote Link to comment
+g-o-cashers Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I consistently have the best luck with PowerEx (Maha) batteries. I've tried multiple brands using the Maha/Lacrosse chargers and they outperform the others I've tried. They are the only brand that I've tested which seems to get close to the advertised capacity. Quote Link to comment
+Tequila Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I normally change them after about 8 hours but there is still energy left. I have never ran a set of batteries dead. I did that once on a Colorado and it permanently killed it. Since then I am very careful to replace them regularly. Since I carry replacement rechargeables, it is not a concern. How strange. I run my batteries dead all the time on all five of our GPSr units and we've never had any problems with it "killing" the GPSr. I'm thinking it was probably coincidence that it happened to you, but with a unit that expensive I guess there is no point in "testing" it again. It happened to me as well. It was a Colorado. Maybe I could've troubleshooted with Garmin support. But who has the time? I returned it to REI. I now have an Oregon. I've ran the batteries down a few times w/o any problems. It took 5 weeks to get a replacement Colorado when mine died. That was the straw that broke the camel's back. Now I have an Oregon as well and I am very happy with it. I even retired my beloved 60CSx. But I don't risk running the batteries dead on any unit. With rechargeables replacing frequent is not a big deal. Quote Link to comment
+RRLover Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 this is the 1 I was think about getting http://www.gpbattery.com/powerbank_products.html GPPB65US270SA-UW4 1 hour to charge up 4 pcs NiMH batteries Digital clock Easy check 3-color LED icons to show charging status Auto cut-off safety control by voltage, temperature and time to prevent overcharging Individual charging channels, can charge 1-4 pcs of NiMH AA or AAA in any combination GP patented Smart Recharge Technology Primary & bad battery detection AC 100-240V worldwide use Package: 4 x 2700 series AA I dont need the 1 hr charge time but I thought it would be a better charger Thanks Wayne My choice (personally) would be for the GPPB03US270CA-UW4. 2 hr. charge is easier on the batteries, and 12 volt source option is nice if "road trippin'". But that's personal preference. Not knowing the prices, I can't say one way or the other how it compares value wise to my Maha 9000. Norm Quote Link to comment
flyjazz Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Try a google search for " Soshine SC C3". There is an online retailer that will sell it to you for about $15.00 with registered mail shipping. It has many of the qualities found in the GP charger. Quote Link to comment
+searchjaunt Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) this is the 1 I was think about getting http://www.gpbattery.com/powerbank_products.html GPPB65US270SA-UW4 I would recommend the GP Recyko (http://www.gprecyko.com/en/index.html). They have a much better capacity retention. Edited January 29, 2009 by searchjaunt Quote Link to comment
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