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Is there any indicators for telling how much time the system has been on?

 

I know each engine has it's time recorded, but how about the handheld and TIU?

 

The reason I ask is this...I've had mine since September 2011, since then I've replaced the batteries in the handheld twice.  Probably 4 months on each set of batteries.

 

I was wondering if this is normal, but to get a "normal" reading I'd have to know exactly how many hours of run time I have on the system.  I've probably run my trains approx 1 hour each day since I bought the system.  When I pulled the batteries out tonight I measured them and they measured 0.77 to 0.80 VDC on each battery.  The "new" batteries I put in measured 1.1 VDC (they're probably not new, I found them in the bottom of a bowl where my wife keeps the batteries for her insulin pump).

 

How often do you guys replace your batteries?

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When I pulled the batteries out tonight I measured them and they measured 0.77 to 0.80 VDC on each battery.  The "new" batteries I put in measured 1.1 VDC

 

Batteries must be tested under load to give an accurate reading.

 

If you get 8 hours of use on a set of remote alkaline batteries, with light out, you doing well.  I also use NiMH's

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