XP Deus II discharging

[Iron Buzz]

My D2 was completely dead after sitting unused for a week. I had charged it completely and shut it off. Checked after 7 days and it would not even turn on. So I called for instructions to return it for repair, and was told that this is normal. It was most certainly not normal for my Deus I which held power for months. So I sent it in anyway, which cost me $40 for shipping both ways. Got it back, and a week later, it was 100% discharged again.

Is this normal, in your experience?

 

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[Emil W]

I last charged my Deus 2 on Christmas day, only using it for an hour since then, and I just checked and it's still fully charged (remote, coil, and backphones). Seems to hold its charge the same as my Deus 1. Maybe yours isn't really turning off properly.

 

[Iron Buzz]

I last charged my Deus 2 on Christmas day, only using it for an hour since then, and I just checked and it's still fully charged (remote, coil, and backphones). Seems to hold its charge the same as my Deus 1. Maybe yours isn't really turning off properly.

You'd think that they would have checked that.

I will be calling them about it but I wanted (and am still looking for) some of this sort of feedback from others first.

Also curious that my custom programs were still intact when it was returned. I may be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure they would have been erased if they had removed the old battery.

 

[Saker]

I'd run the latest software update. Even if you have the current version. I had an issued with my Deus 1 where the WS5 headphones would fully discharge in a few days. Someone told me to rerun the latest software update. I did and it solved the issue.

 

[detectorcowboy]

My D2 was completely dead after sitting unused for a week. I had charged it completely and shut it off. Checked after 7 days and it would not even turn on. So I called for instructions to return it for repair, and was told that this is normal. It was most certainly not normal for my Deus I which held power for months. So I sent it in anyway, which cost me $40 for shipping both ways. Got it back, and a week later, it was 100% discharged again.

Is this normal, in your experience?

Hell no that's not normal.
every time I put mine up after use I check the battery level And It stays fully charged.

 

[Iron Buzz]

I'd run the latest software update. Even if you have the current version. I had an issued with my Deus 1 where the WS5 headphones would fully discharge in a few days. Someone told me to rerun the latest software update. I did and it solved the issue.

They should have done that when I sent it in, shouldn't they? I mean... it did cost me $40 in shipping.

 

[Saker]

They should have done that when I sent it in, shouldn't they? I mean... it did cost me $40 in shipping.

You would think so but if your custom programs are still there, then they didn't.

 

[Ism]

My D2 was completely dead after sitting unused for a week. I had charged it completely and shut it off. Checked after 7 days and it would not even turn on. So I called for instructions to return it for repair, and was told that this is normal. It was most certainly not normal for my Deus I which held power for months. So I sent it in anyway, which cost me $40 for shipping both ways. Got it back, and a week later, it was 100% discharged again.

Is this normal, in your experience?

I'm curious, Is it your remote that discharges? Coil? Both?
Can you get a 6-8hr hunt out of your D2 after a full charge?
I'm thinking that if you can get a full hunt, it's not the battery.
The D2 might not be going into sleep mode when you power it down.
Thereby staying active and discharging your battery.

You could try separating your remote from the coil by a distance greater than 30 or 40ft.
That should be far enough that the remote and coil(s) are not communicating with each other.
That may not make a difference but if it does, you have some info for the repair shop that it's not going to sleep like it should when you shut it off.

 

[Iron Buzz]

You would think so but if your custom programs are still there, then they didn't.

I agree.

 

[Iron Buzz]

I'm curious, Is it your remote that discharges? Coil? Both?
Can you get a 6-8hr hunt out of your D2 after a full charge?
I'm thinking that if you can get a full hunt, it's not the battery.
The D2 might not be going into sleep mode when you power it down.
Thereby staying active and discharging your battery.

You could try separating your remote from the coil by a distance greater than 30 or 40ft.
That should be far enough that the remote and coil(s) are not communicating with each other.
That may not make a difference but if it does, you have some info for the repair shop that it's not going to sleep like it should when you shut it off.

I guess that's an idea. Right now though, I don't want to change anything. I fully charged the control box as soon as I got it back and have been watching it. It was fully charged on 1/17 and it is down to 2 bars today, 3 days later.

I used to charge my D1 once in the fall before putting it away for the winter and it was still raring to go in March. I'm not very happy that they returned it to me with no fix and no explanation.

 

[CZKidd]

My D2 was completely dead after sitting unused for a week. I had charged it completely and shut it off. Checked after 7 days and it would not even turn on. So I called for instructions to return it for repair, and was told that this is normal. It was most certainly not normal for my Deus I which held power for months. So I sent it in anyway, which cost me $40 for shipping both ways. Got it back, and a week later, it was 100% discharged again.

Is this normal, in your experience?

No. I have gone for over a week and all is still charged.

 

[HuntinDog]

Mine sits for over a month sometimes and still has a good charge