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WildfireII battery life
« on: February 20, 2013, 09:55:46 PM »
How long will a WildfireII run on a set of batteries? Then, how long will they last when running FOXPro's sp55 with it? :dunno:

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Re: WildfireII battery life
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2013, 10:06:51 PM »
Can't help you with the wildfire but I have gone all day 10 to 12 hours with a Set of the foxpro batteries using just one speaker instead of both speakers on my Firestorm and a foxjack decoy.
I turn on the foxjack when I set the caller down and don't shut it off till I pick it up. I would figure you should be able to get at least 8 hours.
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Re: WildfireII battery life
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2013, 09:02:47 AM »
I would say thats about right 10hrs +\-

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Re: WildfireII battery life
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2013, 09:18:13 AM »
I don't know about the Wildfire, but I ran my Scorpion with the Auxiliary #55 speaker for more than 3 hors yesterday in the cold, and the batteries (AA Rechargeables) never quit, and seem to have plenty of life left.  When I run the big speaker, I move the jumper to turn off the internal speaker to extend battery life.  :twocents:

I've never had the batteries quit, but when the caller starts doing things by itself, I know the batteries are getting weak...
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Re: WildfireII battery life
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2013, 10:08:59 AM »
Thanks, I think the Scorpion comparison would be closest, since the Wildfire is only a 4aa unit.

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Re: WildfireII battery life
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2013, 10:38:03 AM »
Believe it or not, despite its compact size, the Scorpion carries 8 AA batteries in its battery pack unit!  :tup:
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Re: WildfireII battery life
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2013, 12:01:40 PM »
Guess I should have done a little research instead of assuming! :bdid:

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Re: WildfireII battery life
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2013, 12:21:06 PM »
Guess I should have done a little research instead of assuming! :bdid:

No problem!  When I bought it, I had no Idea how many or even what kind of batteries it used.  I bought it because it was compact enough to stick in a pocket or pack without the bulk of a full-size caller.  I only hook an auxiliary speaker to it when I feel that more volume is needed.  (I rarely do).  The little speaker seems to be loud enough for most stands, and an animal that can reportedly hear a mouse squeak 1/4 mile away doesn't need to be blasted with sound!  :twocents:
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Re: WildfireII battery life
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2013, 12:45:22 PM »
I've ran mine for about 7 days with probably a total of 5 hours a day on rechargeable batts in my scorpion. Haven't changed the 9v in remote since I bought the call two years ago.
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