12-21-2004, 10:13 PM
I bought my battery and trickle charger from Radio Shack last summer. The charger does not have an indicator but the instructions say 14-18 hours to get to full charge.
I generally hook it up the day before I'm planning to head out. I've only used it a half dozen times or so, but it seems to work for the day.
Length of charge is also temperature dependent. Cold temps will discharge the battery more quickly. Sometimes it is so cold that the display stalls, so I turn on the backlight which helps. I also get cleaner displays with the chart speed set to about 50%.
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I generally hook it up the day before I'm planning to head out. I've only used it a half dozen times or so, but it seems to work for the day.
Length of charge is also temperature dependent. Cold temps will discharge the battery more quickly. Sometimes it is so cold that the display stalls, so I turn on the backlight which helps. I also get cleaner displays with the chart speed set to about 50%.
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