Batteries

[still-chasing]

Is it really necessary to replace the wireless mount battery every time you change the unit battery? just for curiosity, I put the wireless mount battery to the main unit to check the voltage and it is still in the 290's.

Thanks

[lungbuster]

I think I have read somewhere that is is suggested that you put on of the sensor batteries in the head unit and the new battery in the sensor units. I can't remember the exact details. I suppose it is like rotating wheels on a car.

[still-chasing]

Thanks. That's a good idea. But, I'd rather put a fresh battery in the main unit.

Is there a way to quickly turn off the display? Thanks!

[jesawdy]

Is there a way to quickly turn off the display? Thanks!

See this tip - http://ibikeblog.com/?p=26

The Battery Screen can be a very useful tool for determining current battery charge and turning off your iBike.

To enter the Battery Screen. From the Home Screen hold down the Top-Arrow for longer then 2 seconds. The iBike will then enter the Setup Mode. Click up until you find a screen, which reads “Batt”.

Tap the center button one time on the Battery screen to turn it off. NOTE - I sometimes accidently tap the button twice and the unit turns back on. If that happens, just repeat the above to turn it back off.

-Jeff

[Russ]

I believe the rational for the rotation with new battery going into the mount is that you get more total hours out of the two battery combination that way.

I think this is because the mount battery is less of a help to the iBike unit battery when it is the less 'fresh' of the two. This less of a help means that the one battery in the head unit is working harder which depletes it faster than a shared work situation. The faster drain rate yields less discharge efficiency.

Russ

Edited for better readability

[still-chasing]

Thank you for the replies!

[noel]

I have digital multi-tester and all the batteries read 3.51 or higer volts but the on board tester says 277 which I assume is 2.77. I am getting a lot WLS not found. I have been changing batteries every 2 days and it is getting costly. What should be the voltage via a multi-meter? My rides are not more than 3 hours. What gives.

[jparker]

You might have a bad mount. Put a new battery in the mount and test it to see what your voltage is then in a couple days check it again to see if it is being drained or not(ith your volt meter) I had a mount go bad and also keep getting WLS not found becasue it was draining my battery in the mount and also pulling my computer battery down. Hope this helps.

[racerfern]

3.51 is way too high. 3.15 maybe?

The iBike measures the voltage under load which is substantially lower than static voltage.

Something else may be going on.