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Improvements to the Hand Held Throttles
William Brillinger:
--- Quote ---I run into problems with range on a 70’ layout (length).
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The PWR-56 can be configured as a repeater, but you have to enable it.
--- Quote ---My batteries die pretty fast in my HC-2, so being able to switch them out would be beneficial or operate then HC-2 while plugged in.
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The indicator goes to Red? or the indicator shows the battery is low?
Most people get 8 or more hours of actual run time from the HC regardless of what the indicator says.
If the indicator is not showing RED then you probably have a lot more run time than you think and the battery meter is out of sync.
If your HC is older and actually needs replacement batteries, contact Ring and they will change them for you. When I did this, there was no charge for the service.
Ring can also install a lanyard kit for you at the same time.
William Brillinger:
--- Quote ---While more customizable buttons are a plus, I don't want a bed of completely blank buttons for every new install. I like having a standard set up to run outta the box. Then allow me to add/delete/move.
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Unused buttons on the HC do not show. You wouldn't see any blank buttons.
The standard button setup out of the box would not change.
Add or delete as you desire is what I am proposing, but on a more flexible button layout.
G8B4Life:
--- Quote from: William Brillinger on August 25, 2021, 06:13:53 AM ---If your HC is older and actually needs replacement batteries, contact Ring and they will change them for you. When I did this, there was no charge for the service.
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But who paid the freight there and back Bill? I would be very surprised if Ring covered that.
- Tim
William Brillinger:
--- Quote ---But who paid the freight there and back Bill? I would be very surprised if Ring covered that.
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I'm not saying you shouldn't replace the batteries, or that the process shouldn't be easier but at least Ring took care of it.
I paid shipping one way.
faithie999:
it is probably heresy to recommend changing your own batteries, but I've done it a couple of times. the only glitch is that Ring designed 4 stand-offs that properly position the screen in the enclosure. the standoffs are not attached to anything, so they will fall out when you take the HC apart. then after changing the batteries, you position the standoffs in the bottom half of the enclosure, position the screen properly on top of them, then put the front half of the enclosure on and put the screws back in. when I replaced the batteries, I used the highest-capacity Everyready rechargeables I could find. IIRC they were 2800 maHours.
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