Battery Level and Performance
Is there any documentation anywhere that shows what the expected battery levels should be and what happens when the battery level gets to X on each unit type? I have two GoLive2 units. I just went and changed my batteries out on one of my cameras. I put in 12 fresh AA - Energizer Ultimate Lithiums. Once changed out it now shows 9.76 external volts and 3.77 internal volts. If an AA battery has 1.5 volts then these numbers seem low. In reading other posts that seems low but wondering what the expectation is for power if all batteries are changed out and new.
Also wondering at what level does the camera stop it's connection, stop it's picture taking or stop it's Live ability? My other GoLive2 camera shows 3.57 internal and 7.65 external.
Is there a internal battery location that is also a standard AA battery or is a differnet battery that is basically used when all external batteries have died? Is there another place to put batteries into the GoLive2 besides the pull out battery tray at the bottom?
I'm just not seeing the high levels of volts that others seem to be showing. I'm driving 2 hours to my other camera tomorrow as it stopped sending reports, pictures or videos after the 1st of the year. The current levels on that camer are 7.65 external and 3.57 internal. I don't know if there is enough voltage to run the camera as normal, or if it's shut down due to lack of batteries.
Seems basic but I couldn't find any answers in the forum that just addresses these levels. So is there another place where I can find this detail?
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Info in an article in the Knowledge Base. Any internal below 3.6 is too low for the camera to function. Fresh lithiums should register over 9.5 (and even into 10.something). The AA batteries are in two banks of six, so six alkaline at 1.5 would be 9 volts. Lithiums are often 1.8.
The camera runs on its internal lithium battery. Every other power source (AA, 12V, solar) is considered external. The external sources charge the internal.
https://support.spartancamera.com/hc/en-us/articles/4417785187475-Battery-Indicator-and-Information-for-GoLive-Ghost -
Here is my problem - I went out Monday and replaced the batteries in a camera I have on some property. Each Energizer Ultimate Lithium battery I put in the camera, I tested with a multimeter and they all measured 1.7 volts. 12 X 1.7 volts = 20.4. My camera reports no where near that amount of voltage. Currently showing 10.22 volts external and 3.8 internal. That's half the measured voltage of the total amount of batteries I put in. Why doesn't it show somewhere nearer the 20.4 volts I put in via batteries this past Monday? Without the accurate reading I have no idea of the time I've got to my next battery swap out.
The article says: ¹Fresh lithium batteries will often cause this icon to appear. The voltage of lithium batteries can often be higher than 10.6v which can read as a discharged 12v battery. Once the camera has been set for a bit, the voltage will drop into the upper AA battery range and you will see the AA battery indicator.
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