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SkyFi 3 Battery Life

The battery in my SkyFi 3 seems to run out quickly, well short of 10 hours operating time, and also seems to lose charge when stored.  I just upgraded to SkyFi 3 in March.  I loaded firmware 1.3.4 then to ensure I had the latest.  What I noticed is that it seems if I let the SkyFi sit (in the house) for say 2 weeks, I won't even get 15 minutes of run time out of it at the scope.  

Most recently I used it the evening of Oct 17.  Charged it to 100% that night.  I went out on Oct 20 and only got 4.5 hours of use before the power ran out.  I charged it overnight and checked this morning and the battery is charging to 100%.  Just to be sure moving forward, I just reloaded firmware 1.3.4 to see if that helps.  

Doesn't that battery life seem quite low?  Temperatures during use were above 50ºF and as I said, I store it indoors.

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    Atnbirdie

    Here's an update on battery life and performance of my SkyFi 3:

    Oct 20: 100% charged

    Oct 20: AM reinstalled firmware 1.3.4; Still 100% afterwards

    Oct 22 @ 1600: Battery @ 95% with no further use.

    Oct 22 @ 2255: Battery @ 74% after 3 hours of use.

    Oct 23 @ 1315: Battery @ 73% after no further use.

    Oct 26 @ 1715: WiFi would not stay on.  Plugged into charger and battery was @ 51%.  Unplugged from charger after a few minutes and then it did stay on.

    Oct 28 @ 2300: WiFi came on and stayed on, but battery @ only 10% after no further use since Oct 22 and being stored inside.

     

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