Diad keeps dying in cold

[FrigidFTSup]

Changing out the batteries between DIADS voids the warranty, ask your OMS that does DIAD send backs.

No it doesn't

 

[Brownslave688]

Today my Diad died at 330. Had to run 120 stops with no board. Worst part about it was. Had to come back and manually punch in all the stops. It was about 2 degrees here .

What do you guys do to avoid this. This is the second time happening to me this winter.

Worst part?


That's as easy as money gets at this place.

 

[Brownslave688]

It's like control-alt-delete and resets the DIAD.

Sure for anyone that still has a Diad 4

 

[oldngray]

Sure for anyone that still has a Diad 4

V has a reset button but apparently that still works too.

 

[Brownslave688]

V has a reset button but apparently that still works too.

Never used since all it takes is pushing the reset button with the stylus.

 

[rod]

Changing out the batteries between DIADS voids the warranty, ask your OMS that does DIAD send backs.

I thought UPS owns the company that makes the DIADS---am I wrong---------again?

 

[burrheadd]

Today my Diad died at 330. Had to run 120 stops with no board. Worst part about it was. Had to come back and manually punch in all the stops. It was about 2 degrees here .

What do you guys do to avoid this. This is the second time happening to me this winter.

Give it a good rap once or twice on a shelf edge. That will usually get it going again

 

[Wally]

It needs a deep discharge.



TWSS

Better use protection.

 

[wayfair]

I thought UPS owns the company that makes the DIADS---am I wrong---------again?

Honeywell International Inc

 

[Indecisi0n]

Does that still work on the DIAD V's?

Or you could just use the Reset button *shrug

 

[Catatonic]

Today my Diad died at 330. Had to run 120 stops with no board. Worst part about it was. Had to come back and manually punch in all the stops. It was about 2 degrees here .

What do you guys do to avoid this. This is the second time happening to me this winter.

As other have indicated, the battery loses power as it gets cold.
When I photograph at or below zero Celsius, I keep my batteries in my inside pockets next to a hand-warmer.
When batteries get older, it gets worse.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Or you could just use the Reset button *shrug

The last time I did this it took nearly 5 minutes for the DIAD to reset.

 

[cosmo1]

The last time I did this it took nearly 5 minutes for the DIAD to reset.

Did you code that time out as 'breakdown'?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Did you code that time out as 'breakdown'?

Nope-----took 5 minutes off of my lunch.

 

[clean hairy]

A couple of benefits of a dead diad, is that you will not see the green light telling you to go take stops off another driver.
And, you don't have to see the annoying messages they send you.

 

[cosmo1]

Nope-----took 5 minutes off of my lunch.

I guess I should have used a sarcasm font.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I guess I should have used a sarcasm font.

Me too.

 

[Mugarolla]

I thought UPS owns the company that makes the DIADS---am I wrong---------again?

UPS bought II Morrow and they manufactured the first DIADS.

Honeywell makes the DIAD V.

I believe II Morrow was sold to Garmin in the early 2000's.

 

[oldngray]

DIADs were made in Israel for a while.

 

[rod]

UPS bought II Morrow and they manufactured the first DIADS.

Honeywell makes the DIAD V.

I believe II Morrow was sold to Garmin in the early 2000's.

see how far behind I am------I knew somewhere I had heard that UPS had something to do with the mfg of DIADs