VR3 battery low !

[Nick of Bristol]

I recently purchased a colour VR3 form the dive show. After just 31 dives it is showing ‘batterly low’. Is this normal ?

Ta ducks;)

[MikeTonge]

I recently purchased a colour VR3 form the dive show. After just 31 dives it is showing ‘batterly low’. Is this normal ?

Ta ducks;)

That doesn't seem right. I'd guess it's either been used as a demo one for a while or the battery is dodgy. Have you dropped vr an email yet as I'm sure they'll sort it out.

[Adrian Kelland]

Nick, is it a standard 1.5v AA or the 3v (or whatever) lithium? I would not be surprised if a standard battery was low.

[Phil Mauer]

It's normal mine does the same especially if you have the light on. Yourlucky to get 31 I got 20 odd and the battery was low

[Twinsetmad]

Hi Nick, yes this is pretty normal. Try using Saft 3.6v Lithiums.

http://narkedat90.com/shop/product/shearwater_deep_pursuit_vr3_batteries/

These are by far the best for the colour Vr3's. You may also find that the cold effects the battery power too.... I quite often found that even swapping out the old battery for a brand new one, didn't revive the VR3 on cold days... it would continue to show 'low battery'.

[Woz]

Yep lithium batteries don't like the cold. Take your VR3 in the house for a bit.

[Nick of Bristol]

Right - O

Will try a new battery and keep the light off !

[PeteM]

Right - O

Will try a new battery and keep the light off !

With mine I found the light hammered the battery so switched it off. Don't really need it anyway as if it is too dark to read the computer you will have a torch on anyway