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Mark57
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 Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:16 pm Post subject: tomtom 530 battery life |
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Says on the website up to 5 hrs battery life - I get 90mins before the voice starts breaking up - 100 mins no sound at all .
When plugged in no probs is this battery life the norm.
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mikealder
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| What you have found is about the norm, there is no way the device can sustain 5 hours on the battery in normal usage, I typically get 45 minutes with everything switched on. The unit is intended to be used with a car charger cable (supplied in the box) - Mike |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the wonderful world of marketing.
That "up to" covers a multitude of sins! |
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| Andy_P wrote: | Welcome to the wonderful world of marketing.
That "up to" covers a multitude of sins! |
Yeah, but it usually has some semblance of a factual basis. How do they possibly rationalise 45mins = 5hrs. By not actually putting the car in gear for the entire 5 hours?
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philpugh
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Turn all add-ons off (eg BT), turn the screen illumination off, use 2D North Up map - that would get you a bit closer. They never said that you could actually use the device in order to get 5hrs 
It's all academic anyway 'cos the battery life will deteriorate with time and - as mentioned before - they are designed to be used with power applied. As far as I can see the battery is there to allow you to create a route in the comfort of your home. I have used them to get me back to a carpark on foot when in a city I don't know well.
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Pocketgps
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| Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds about the norm. I have a TT ONE v4 (EasyPort), lasts a bit over 2 hours on battery. |
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