Low battery warning

Fernando Gaiazzi

26. Februar 2015 18:25

I am very happy with the battery life of the SMH-5-FM units I have.  There is ample talk time for several days riding (2-4 hours/day) and the units hold charge for weeks in storage. 

But, there is a problem with the battery status reporting.  At the start of the ride the status indicates Battery Level High but 2 hours in I got the Battery Low message, and about 5 minutes later the unit shut down.

I am riding and suddenly the unit is shutted down because of power.

I would like the to get the Medium level indicator about 4 hours from end-of-power and the Low level indicator about 1 hour from end-of-power. This would provide some time to either charge the unit or shut down early to conserve power.

 

Thanks

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  Phil Mills

  15. Oktober 2015 22:57

  I have an SMH-5 (non-FM) and lost virtually ALL low-battery warnings when I upgraded to the 2.1 firmware.

  Prior behavior gave me LOTS of notification - I'd start getting "low battery" voice warnings easily an hour before the unit would actually shut off (streaming bluetooth audio).

  With the 2.1 firmware I MAY get a single notification about 3 seconds before the unit shuts down.

  "Art" from Sena's support team has only suggested "Well, don't upgrade the firmware.  That's usually a bad idea.  I never upgrade mine.  You can downgrade if you don't like the new behavior" (paraphrased).  As a SW developer who has to provide end-user support: that's a crap answer, Art.

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  Emile Ottelé

  4. Juni 2017 12:01

  It would be nice to get the warning a lot sooner yeah.
  Now you hear a warning, only leaving you to say that your Sena is empty and 10 seconds later it shuts down.
  
  This is very annoying when you are navigating or talking to someone trough intercom while driving.
  Please set this audio-warning to be there when the battery level is around 30%, so you know you've got some time left.

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