Has anyone found out why this detector drains the battery within hours even if it's a brand new battery and it's plugged into the wall?
630064
No. But the company denies there is a problem. If your unit is within the warranty period, they will replace it with another one that drains the battery. Then they deny there is a problem.
251567
I agree. Send it back. Mine has been perfect. Changed the battery once and it works great.
470844
Mine does the same thing. It is charged when I unplug it later. I wish the LED indicator would stay on.
21576
I think you may have gotten a defect battery because I only charged mine for an hour or 2 when I first got it. (I disconnected it because the charged light turned green) and I was able to use it all day yesterday and today. I still haven't gotten the low batter indicator.
1408449
This unit drains 9v pack battery( backup inside) in no time even if connected to the power. This is a design defect
2555
Your batteries may not have been brand new. Otherwise the unit is defective. My unit has been working fine since I purchased it many months ago.
2246676
I do not know but I had the same issue at first. I think it may be not charged enough or not charging. For the first several days it beeped. I kept plugging and unplugging from wall. Also, kept connecting and disconnecting the battery to housing. Finally after enough playing and enough days, it started working for me. Either I got lucky or it has something to do with being charged.
1227913
I put one in my motion detector as soon as I received them and I couple days it showed low battery. So dont think it is good, but then again maybe mine was defected and did not hold a charge as it should
204270
I got a similar unit and when I first plugged it in, it too showed "fully charged". I then unplugged it and checked the battery level, but it instantly showed 0V. So that told me the "full charge" reading was false and the charger was giving me that reading while the battery seemed like an "open circuit" and was not accepting power yet. So I did leave it plugged in and within 1/2 hour it began dropping the reading to show 65% charged or such which I knew was more realistic. So despite getting that "full charge" reading off the bat, it does need the charge time.
1959180
Other than brief periods of fiddling with it on the kitchen table (say, several episodes of 1/2 hour each) mine has been in use 24/7 for 2 periods of 3 ~ 4 days each. My battery is now showing 75%I should say, this is my 2nd BTC-3 camera, the first one I received had a problem with the motion sensor -and- the battery (or power supply). It would not detect reliably beyond about 20 ft and after a couple of hours trying it out, the battery showed 50%. Obviously something in the camera was draining the battery and it sounds like this might be a problem with Chad P's. I sent it back as faulty and received a replacement which has worked very well. Other than brief periods of fiddling with it on the kitchen table (say, several episodes of 1/2 hour each) mine has been in use 24/7 for 2 periods of 3 ~ 4 days each. My battery is now showing 75%I should say, this is my 2nd BTC-3 camera, the first one I received had a problem with the motion sensor -and- the battery (or power supply). It would not detect reliably beyond about 20 ft and after a couple of hours trying it out, the battery showed 50%. Obviously something in the camera was draining the battery and it sounds like this might be a problem with Chad P's. I sent it back... » Read More Other than brief periods of fiddling with it on the kitchen table (say, several episodes of 1/2 hour each) mine has been in use 24/7 for 2 periods of 3 ~ 4 days each. My battery is now showing 75%I should say, this is my 2nd BTC-3 camera, the first one I received had a problem with the motion sensor -and- the battery (or power supply). It would not detect reliably beyond about 20 ft and after a couple of hours trying it out, the battery showed 50%. Obviously something in the camera was draining the battery and it sounds like this might be a problem with Chad P's. I sent it back as faulty and received a replacement which has worked very well. « Show Less
1049304
Doito, went dead, no LED light indicates to me that your batter is nolonger connected, Check to make sure it has not disconnected, make sure it's not bad. Even new batteries are bad out of the box. I experienced this first hand as an electronics tech
1658014
Two possible optionThe sensor is no well cleanAfter the first, take de batteries out a reseting the device.
1889730
how old is unit??---maybe you need a new battery ******************* do you leave the led light on camera on a lot??? ---- this will drain battery faster ********** a friend of minehad same problem a lot --- so he uses the battery from his lawn tractor (since doesn't use lawn tractor during winter) just be careful not to tip this battery - as it will leak.I do the same now and solved the problem. GOOD LUCK FISHING!!!!!
96451
I installed mine Nov 2013 and replaced the batteries today, Mar 2015, not because it was beeping, but because my other two detectors installed at the same time, but a different type, both beeped for replacement within the last week so I decided to do a pre-emptive replacement since this detector is in the bedroom. Both batteries showed about 1.2v remaining power.
2280532
I got the camera and plugged it into the wall using the charger and hours later have no charge at all on the device. did i do something wrong? Is the battery dead? It beeps 3 times and then nothing.
87538
We have an older model, and have a recycle bin on the floor under the sensor. I have found if my wife puts something in the bin that blocks the sensor (a few inches away), then the batteries go dead in a few days. Otherwise, it usually more than a year between battery changes.
1659182
I have played the unit for a good two hours with the battery. I almost always have it plugged in when I view it. I would see about returning the battery, or getting a new unit. Thats what I like about Amazon, I have never had a problem with a return or replacement.