+bigbill6 Posted April 24, 2002 Share Posted April 24, 2002 Finally got my first one out there. I have 2 questions. 1..Can i use batteries that are 1/3 to 1/4 charged or must i always use new ones,I always carry fresh ones with me. 2..At the site,I took 6 different readings and picked the best one.Later i went back and the reading was different.I used .662W,,,,later reading was.666W. What do i do so i dont drive everyone crazy.Area had tree cover. thank you Quote Link to comment
+unclerojelio Posted April 24, 2002 Share Posted April 24, 2002 quote:Originally posted by bigbill6: Finally got my first one out there. I have 2 questions. 1..Can i use batteries that are 1/3 to 1/4 charged or must i always use new ones,I always carry fresh ones with me. As long as you've got an extra set. Sometimes I swear that my eTrex Vista gives funny compass readings when they batteries are low, but since I use a real compass when I get close it doesn't really matter. quote:2..At the site,I took 6 different readings and picked the best one.Later i went back and the reading was different.I used .662W,,,,later reading was.666W. What do i do so i dont drive everyone crazy.Area had tree cover. What you get is what you get. You are always going to have some error. That is part of the game. Sounds like you made a real attempt to get as accurate as possible. Now post them and let the seekers seek. ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, ... unclerojelio Quote Link to comment
+unclerojelio Posted April 24, 2002 Share Posted April 24, 2002 quote:Originally posted by bigbill6: Finally got my first one out there. I have 2 questions. 1..Can i use batteries that are 1/3 to 1/4 charged or must i always use new ones,I always carry fresh ones with me. As long as you've got an extra set. Sometimes I swear that my eTrex Vista gives funny compass readings when they batteries are low, but since I use a real compass when I get close it doesn't really matter. quote:2..At the site,I took 6 different readings and picked the best one.Later i went back and the reading was different.I used .662W,,,,later reading was.666W. What do i do so i dont drive everyone crazy.Area had tree cover. What you get is what you get. You are always going to have some error. That is part of the game. Sounds like you made a real attempt to get as accurate as possible. Now post them and let the seekers seek. ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, ... unclerojelio Quote Link to comment
+urbo Posted April 24, 2002 Share Posted April 24, 2002 why the mad face. dont sweat it. stand by the cache and take a reading. as long as you have a good lock on the satellites and youre set to wgs84 your good. your hints or clues will steer all but the most creatively challenged in the right direction. as far as batteries.. carry an extra set of good ones with you. use up what you have till they are dead and then drop in the new ones. i prefer rechargeables myself. urbo south fl Quote Link to comment
+urbo Posted April 24, 2002 Share Posted April 24, 2002 why the mad face. dont sweat it. stand by the cache and take a reading. as long as you have a good lock on the satellites and youre set to wgs84 your good. your hints or clues will steer all but the most creatively challenged in the right direction. as far as batteries.. carry an extra set of good ones with you. use up what you have till they are dead and then drop in the new ones. i prefer rechargeables myself. urbo south fl Quote Link to comment
+bigbill6 Posted April 25, 2002 Author Share Posted April 25, 2002 thats a help,,thought i always needed new batteries......thank you Quote Link to comment
+bigbill6 Posted April 25, 2002 Author Share Posted April 25, 2002 thanks for the help...the diif,reading confussed me,but i see i did it right.Am having a lot of fun,wish i knew about this sooner Quote Link to comment
BassoonPilot Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 I was the first finder of bigbill's "silver mine" cache. The coordinates were plenty close enough; it was an easy find. Good job for your first effort! Thanks for the cache! Quote Link to comment
+Shoebox Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 We were just talking about batteries over in the General section. What you should do is get four of the 1600 Nimh rechargeable batteries and a recharger. That way you always start out with fresh batteries and have a fresh set if the first set run down. And it will also be a long time before you have to buy another set of throwaway batteries again. Quote Link to comment
+Beast of Traal Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 What I do is take several readings then average the different readings eg. .123,.125,.120,.118,.127 use .123 Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal: a mind-bogglingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you - daft as a brush, but very very ravenous Quote Link to comment
hambubba Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 quote:Originally posted by bigbill6: .I used .662W,,,,later reading was.666W. Only off by 24 feet! (.001=6.076 feet) Who's complaining? The next guy may be off in the opposite direction and be standing on your cache! - I always have the "plus" tolerances added together; nothing fits - Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Hummmmm..... I don't think I'd trust any reading with the numbers 666 ponyboy Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Hummmmm..... I don't think I'd trust any reading with the numbers 666 ponyboy Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.