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Does the TDS Ranger 300x charge over USB?

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I just noticed my charger was unplugged for my 300x, and I have more battery life than I did when I took it out this morning. The only thing I can think of is that I'm charging over USB, since that's been plugged in the whole time.

I love finding neat features a few years after the fact.

 
Posted : November 22, 2011 12:48 pm
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I'm surprised usb will provide enough amperage to charge a battery pack along the size of the one in the Rangers. I guess if you really want to prove this, run the Ranger battery down really low, and leave it connected to a computer over night or something and see if it is charged up in the morning.

 
Posted : November 22, 2011 1:36 pm
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The older TSCe devices had a program to monitor the battery chagre status, I've used it to detect bad batteries. On the TSC2 (=TDS Ranger 300) it is replaced by the program 'Battery Logger', never used it before.
You'll find it in your Programs screen, worth a check to monitor your battery status.

To start logging tap the Tools button at the button.

chr.

 
Posted : November 22, 2011 1:53 pm
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I'm not sure where your from, but did it just warm up over night and give you a little more juice?

 
Posted : November 23, 2011 6:54 am