clownfishsydney
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Good to see that they will be changing software to ensure this cannot happen again. As I said before, excellent dive computers, as good as Shearwaters, and as good service.
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Unless there is a way for hardware to detect what kind of battery is in place, there is no way gor software to deal with this.Well, sounds like the software change can't prevent insertion of non-rechargeable lithium battery packs, only try to prompt the user to recognize and avoid the risk.
Their change does not seem adequate to me. They ought to completely disable wireless charging if they can't detect the presence of a non-rechargeable lithium ion battery.
It might at least prevent some mistakes. Sounds like that's about what they plan to do.Unless there is a way for hardware to detect what kind of battery is in place, there is no way gor software to deal with this.
I’d hate to see a pop up that’s asks “are you sure?”
It's nothing to do with wireless charging, that just takes longer to make a boom.
It reads like they're already unable to charge the 1.2v rechargeables. Or maybe unable to run off 1.2v?
Disable wireless charging and you have to pull out the battery to recharge. This is how my Shearwater works.
This may come as a surprise, but I have several devices here (not diving-related) that will run off replaceable batteries and have a USB charging port.
And can you insert identically sized non-rechargable LiON batteries into it?