nystripe96
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I don't punch out my helper board if my helper leaves early. I'll keep it wrapped in a hoodie inside my pack back, then when my Diad inevitably dies I can finish out my day with my helpers board.
Keeping diad from dying?
- Thread starter Poop Head
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Rack em
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Couldn't you just switch batteries? Or are your helper boards diad 4s?
Scottyhawk
What is it? A brown box. Duh
Turn the radio off at lunch, then turn it on for 5 minutes once per hour then turn it off, repeat until you are done with your route
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
After it dies give it a good rap on the lip of a shelf
Ghost in the Darkness
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Use the flashlight at night. Use the key illuminator at night. Tell your sup the diad keeps dying. Let it die. Get a piece of paper and get a sig at every stop. Bring back lots of pieces. Do the same the next day if its not fixed. Make your problem their problem.
JL 0513
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As a cover driver, I notice a good variance among the battery life of DIAD's. I had one in particular for a route that had gone bad. Took weeks of complaining to get a new battery. Get on area, 10 stops in it would be down to 80% when most DIADs can get a good 60-70 stops off in the first 20%. After 160 stops, I'd be down to 10% barely making it to punchout. Most DIAD's are still at about 40% at punchout.
What I did was to turn it on as seldom as possible and remembering stops instead of constantly looking at EDD views. Just as with a smartphone, screen on time is the biggest battery killer.
What I did was to turn it on as seldom as possible and remembering stops instead of constantly looking at EDD views. Just as with a smartphone, screen on time is the biggest battery killer.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
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Poop Head
Judge me.
I like this one.
I was really hoping there was a way to turn the screen brightness down or a button to shut the screen off after a stop complete instead of it staying on for 10 seconds or whatever..
Savvy412
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It's probably faster to find barcode , then to peel barcode off every pckg
Re-Raise
Well-Known Member
I just entered the last 4 digits of each barcode off of the PAL sticker into the find barcode screen.
You could go into details and write down the last 4 digits of each package and do the same thing, but I felt it was quicker to just peel them off and take them with me.
Indecisi0n
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I found that if I only scan every other package I deliver it last the entire day.
You mean using the device makes the battery charge go down?!? Thanks for letting me know!
JL 0513
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You're welcome.
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
Try peeling a Pal label off a plastic bag. Not.
bottomups
Bad Moon Risen'
I have noticed that diad v batteries respond well to being treated properly. If you want your diad battery capacity to last longer than a year, and it's charge to last a full day, make sure that it receives a full charge cycle. That is, from <10% to >90%. Little top-up charges here and there will degrade a high capacity battery.
For optimum life, charge it someplace similar in temperature to where it will be used. Significant differences in charge/discharge temperatures will affect performance noticeably.
Finally, check the serial number of your battery. The first two numbers correspond the year of manufacture. If you're using a 2011 or 2012 battery it will have likely diminished. But beware! Open the battery door and it's logged, remove the battery and it's logged, replace the battery and it's logged. Good news though, this information is sent away and dying batteries can be identified remotely out in the field and pegged for replacement.
You SHOULD get at least 500 full cycles before your battery reaches 80% original full capacity. In reality, it is closer to 350. Treat it well and you can go into the 700's.
For optimum life, charge it someplace similar in temperature to where it will be used. Significant differences in charge/discharge temperatures will affect performance noticeably.
Finally, check the serial number of your battery. The first two numbers correspond the year of manufacture. If you're using a 2011 or 2012 battery it will have likely diminished. But beware! Open the battery door and it's logged, remove the battery and it's logged, replace the battery and it's logged. Good news though, this information is sent away and dying batteries can be identified remotely out in the field and pegged for replacement.
You SHOULD get at least 500 full cycles before your battery reaches 80% original full capacity. In reality, it is closer to 350. Treat it well and you can go into the 700's.
