Re: Possible Battery Problem - Freedom

[Guest guest]

Hi Ted,

I have had this problem, and first thought the batteries were duds.

Not so.

Take the battery cage out of the CI, and remove batteries.each

compartment has a small brass contact, hanging from side or top.

Use a small screwdriver to gently bend them out or down, so that they

press more firmly on the battery surface.

Worked for me, I now do it routinely, now and then.

>

> I use the 675 Power One Implant Plus disposables. I have used

batteries

> out of THREE different boxes now and they are only lasting from

between

> 10 MINUTES and 3 HOURS. They usually last me for about 38-40 hours.

The

> use-by date on the one box is Oct 2009 and on the other two boxes,

its

> Dec 2009.

>

> Is there any way that this can be a problem with the Freedom

processor

> itself. I can't think of anything other than dud batteries. Has

anyone

> else had this problem, please?

>

> Ted F.

>

[Guest guest]

Ted,

Best thing to do is to call Cochlear. I am very sure they will do

all that is possible to remedy the situation. I use those batteries

in my nucleuscontour 24 and they go about 50 hours. Seems to me the

problem is the CI or mapping. Let us know what the solution is

later...Barry in PA.

>

> I use the 675 Power One Implant Plus disposables. I have used

batteries

> out of THREE different boxes now and they are only lasting from

between

> 10 MINUTES and 3 HOURS. They usually last me for about 38-40 hours.

The

> use-by date on the one box is Oct 2009 and on the other two boxes,

its

> Dec 2009.

>

> Is there any way that this can be a problem with the Freedom

processor

> itself. I can't think of anything other than dud batteries. Has

anyone

> else had this problem, please?

>

> Ted F.

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, . Its in the Dry & Store at the moment, I'll have a look

at this tomorrow.

Ted F.

> >

> > I use the 675 Power One Implant Plus disposables. I have used

> batteries

> > out of THREE different boxes now and they are only lasting from

> between

> > 10 MINUTES and 3 HOURS. They usually last me for about 38-40

hours.

> The

> > use-by date on the one box is Oct 2009 and on the other two

boxes,

> its

> > Dec 2009.

> >

> > Is there any way that this can be a problem with the Freedom

> processor

> > itself. I can't think of anything other than dud batteries. Has

> anyone

> > else had this problem, please?

> >

> > Ted F.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Barry. I'll try what suggested first and if that doesnt

fix the problem, I'll ask them to send me another battery cage.

Ted F.

> >

> > I use the 675 Power One Implant Plus disposables. I have used

> batteries

> > out of THREE different boxes now and they are only lasting from

> between

> > 10 MINUTES and 3 HOURS. They usually last me for about 38-40

hours.

> The

> > use-by date on the one box is Oct 2009 and on the other two

boxes,

> its

> > Dec 2009.

> >

> > Is there any way that this can be a problem with the Freedom

> processor

> > itself. I can't think of anything other than dud batteries. Has

> anyone

> > else had this problem, please?

> >

> > Ted F.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I had had that problem, Ted and it was a power hungry MAPping that needed to

be adjusted.

[Guest guest]

Yes it depend on what mapping you have and it use more power to make battery

not last too long on different mapping...

I had that problem myself. It just the mapping you have and it depend how

long is battery life on mapping you have.

-- Re: Re: Possible Battery Problem - Freedom

I had had that problem, Ted and it was a power hungry MAPping that needed to

be adjusted.

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[Guest guest]

I know that some mappings take a LOT of power, but I'm sure there's

none that will cause batteries to expire in three hours or less. I'm

inclined to think it's the cage also. I have three cages and two blue

keychain battery holds, so am constantly rotating.

After the cage, I think it would be time to check out the processor

itself.

Judy in Jax, FL

>

> I had had that problem, Ted and it was a power hungry MAPping that needed to

> be adjusted.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've been using this same Map for months now, . I dont think its

anything to do with that. The contacts are probably the problem, I'll

check that out when I fetch it out of the Dry & Store.

Ted F.

>

> I had had that problem, Ted and it was a power hungry MAPping that

> needed to

> be adjusted.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, I'm starting to believe its the battery cage too. Methinks I

should get a spare one any way. Its a good job I had plenty of

batteries and even better that the $31.50 a year that I pay, covers

maintenance and all batteries :-)

Ted F.