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I have an old Exposure joystick - as per photo below.
Can anyone tell me what the run time is and how long it takes to recharge (and what the sign is that it's fully charged?)
I emailed Exposure and got no reply.
Run time seems to be a couple of hours from experience. When I plug it in to charge, the light flashes on and off, but nothing to show when it's fully charged.
Cheers
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On mine, you plug the carger in the socket not attached to the light and turn the socket on, the little LED on the wall charger should be red. Now plug in the torch. The LED on the back of the torch should flash green to show its charging. When the LED on the plug charger switches to green give it another half an hour to give maximum charge. The LED on the torch will just keep flashing green throughout.
Thes are the instructions from my fully boxed original kit.
I get about 2 and a half hours on max setting from mine befiore it switches to a low output.
On the back of the torch the LED goes through traffic light as power dies. Red means no more high speed singletrack and I switch mine to flasing to get me home- well I did but I now have the additional battery supply so I can get max power for about 4 hours.
Oh yes, sorry approx time from absolute flat is about 4 hrs!
Bear in mind that if it's old it probably won't get anywhere near the original run time
If it's an older one, it double flashes when it's charged
Thanks Lucien
It flashes when I first plug it in - not sure what the difference is between that and a double flash... I'm sure it's not that easy to describe on t;internet but any clues?
As lucien says, older ones double flash when charged. They also need regular top up charge when not being used for long period e.g. once a month through summer if you don't use it - the older ones don't like being charged from dead.
You'll see the difference when it's charged. It's a 'rapid' double flash, pause, rapid double flash, etc.
nice one, thanks
They also need regular top up charge when not being used for long period e.g. once a month through summer if you don't use it
This is a good way to prematurely age lithium ion batteries.
This type of battery loses capacity over time in proportion to the level of charge (and temperature). If you leave it at 100% charge for 6 months, the battery will discharge gently, and you might lose 10% capacity permanently (for example).
If you leave it at 40% you would lose 4% permanent capacity over that time.
The caveat to to this is that if you leave it close to empty for a long time the charge level will drop below a minimum level leading to permanent, severe damage to the battery.
The upshot is that it's recommended to store them at 30-40% charge. That way capacity loss over time is low, with minimal chance of dropping below the safe minimum charge level.
Funnily enough that is all contrary to the literature that came with my genuine Exposure Joystick and it states to keep it charged up when not in use!
I would be interested who is right to keep my batteries in good condition.
Having said that, it would be a good excuse for a lumen upgrade 😆