Hey Nate, I'm curious about what you used for your fence and where you got it from as well. I just looked at the website above. Is this where you purchased the netting as well?I just got in, long weekend. Daughter got engaged. Here is the fence charger, I use:
http://www.zarebasystems.com/store/electric-fence-chargers/b10li
It has a flat plug, to plug it into the same bat as the base.
I have not yet used it, with my Javad unit. I got fiberglass rods, about 3 ft long. I set up a temporary perimeter. For livestock.
Next time, I can get pics
N
We now have the warning if the base gets moved. Maybe that same white button could also show base radio battery voltage. Or, it could alternate every time we push that button through usefully base info. Base receiver volts. Base radio battery volts. Base guard. Or, maybe push that white button, and we get a full screen showing pertinent base info. Just thinking...Do you mean some sort of signal, that tells the VOLTAGE of the base battery? On the rover?
So, we can "monitor" the base battery? That would be nice!
I realized a long time ago, that my old Legacy E's did not tell me that number, so, I started with wheelchair batteries. Gel types.
Then, I got the Oddysey (good value there!) it is still running my van! (It's deep cycle performance is a bit down, but it is fine for a car!)
Then, I got the Optima BLUE TOP. Not as good as the Oddysey.
Then, I got a BIG marine deep cycle. I forgot to close the tailgate about 3 wks ago, and she fell out, rolled, and busted. (boo hoo)
Now, I have 50 AH SLA battery from Ebay.
So, My answer to you is: Go big. Overkill it. So you NEVER limit a day, due to battery size.
I also power a fan on my 35 watt radio, and occasionally power my elec fence charger, with a little elec fence protection around my base. At 35 watts, + fan + fence charger. I need big.
To keep up, I just check VOLTAGE at the end of the day. So long as it stays above 12 volts... we are ok.
What I'm saying is that it is immediate return, to buy a big battery.
But, I like the idea, of being able to know voltage, from the rover!
N
What kind of *sshole does that?Speaking of Base movement monitor. It would be a huge source of comfort if this could have a sound attached to it. Last week, I was working in town (not a great part of town), had my base set up. There is pedestrian movement and my Truck was parked fairly close and it was in my eyesight most of the time. I go to locate the back corner of the lot next to me (out of view) and for the first time ever - I see the base movement notification go off. However, due to fence and canopy I had my Triumph jacked up 7 1/2 feet so did not notice it immediately. Only when I lowered it to see how many birds I was reading.
Needless to say, I ran out and saw my base missing. Only the legs were there. As I got closer, the base was on the ground. Someone walking by had unscrewed and set it on the ground upside down.
All in all, not a horrible outcome but if I had not looked at the screen and noticed it or if I was occupied in corner recovery and had it set down - It could have been 15 or 20 minutes before I had known and had someone taken it - I would have had no chance at recovery.
Its probably a hardware issue, but an audible alarm would be nice.
The base could have an audible alarm as well if it were ever removed before being downloaded or disconnected from the Triumph.
I get nervous every time I walk or drive away from the base and insurance coverage for surveying equipment is hard to come by here in Florida
John
The competition?What kind of *sshole does that?
It was a crackhead for lack of a better term...I ended up speaking with pretty crudely...He apologized and then after him asking me, I let him know what Surveyors do for a living. He actually asked me if he could work for me by the end of the conversation - lolThe competition?