dso88 15 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 do you take your batteries out of the locator and collar after use also i heard somone say replace them with a new set after using the locator once how many people do that surely the batteries last longer than one use thanks Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I leave the batteries in my MK3m collars, but test them once a month, the locator battery I take out when I get home after switching the collars off Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I leave the batteries in my MK3m collars, but test them once a month, the locator battery I take out when I get home after switching the collars off same here mate Quote Link to post
dso88 15 Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 so there no need to replace the batteries after every use thought so Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 so there no need to replace the batteries after every use thought so Just make sure you buy decent batteries and you'll be sound as a pound Quote Link to post
dso88 15 Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 cheers mate what batteries do you recomend Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 cheers mate what batteries do you recomend My locator battery is a Duracel, and my collar batteries are from Maplins, think they were £1.99, they last a good while, and I've had no problems with anything I have bought from them, I have tried cheaper batteries, but wound up with them dying all of a sudden, which for me deffeats the object of having the locator Quote Link to post
dso88 15 Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 lol yes its no good dying half way through a sesion when the ferret is under is there ill have a look on maplins now thanks Quote Link to post
paulhodge 3 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 lol yes its no good dying half way through a sesion when the ferret is under is there ill have a look on maplins now thanks if you know anyone whos deaf just get some batterys off them which they use in their hearing aids. my mate gives me a pack but when they all flat i have to give him them back in the packet so he can change them for a new packet for free Quote Link to post
The one 8,477 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I take the batteries out after every outing clean the collars and wipe the boxes Quote Link to post
stubby 175 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 what collars do you have? the mk3m collars can be switched off, and therefore left in the mk3 collars cant, therefore you need to take them out I normally buy half decent batteries, around £15 for 60, and then if ferreting for a weekend, take the batteries out in the evening, until the next morning if I was leaving it until the following weekend, then Id bin them, and put new ones in on the next outing its not what everyone will do, but theres already a post in this section on someone loosing a ferret after an hour because the batteries went dead if you want to keep batteries until the last knockings, at least buy one of these so you can check them out, around a £5 from e bay Quote Link to post
dso88 15 Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 thanks for the info peeps Quote Link to post
johnmac666 2 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 what collars do you have? the mk3m collars can be switched off, and therefore left in the mk3 collars cant, therefore you need to take them out I normally buy half decent batteries, around £15 for 60, and then if ferreting for a weekend, take the batteries out in the evening, until the next morning if I was leaving it until the following weekend, then Id bin them, and put new ones in on the next outing its not what everyone will do, but theres already a post in this section on someone loosing a ferret after an hour because the batteries went dead if you want to keep batteries until the last knockings, at least buy one of these so you can check them out, around a £5 from e bay just got 1 off fleabay 3.99 cheers for info stubby got to be worth buying at leat you know when batteries are on their way out, regards john Quote Link to post
auld salmon 28 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 (edited) I take the batteries out after every outing clean the collars and wipe the boxes likewise but i also check when i put the batteries in that morning and because i have 4 collars i number the batteries so when they go into the collars there the same ones that are together http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BATTERY-TESTER-POCKET-SIZE-AAA-AA-C-D-PP3-BUTTON-CELL_W0QQitemZ390122544043QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement_Equipment_ET?hash=item5ad51d9bab best price £2.98 Edited January 14, 2010 by auld salmon Quote Link to post
James Doyle 59 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I leave the batteries in my MK3m collars, but test them once a month, the locator battery I take out when I get home after switching the collars off same here mate same here mates Quote Link to post
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