What's up with "the timer" battery indicator?

[Fishndude]

So, what's that little reset button for? I only have one of these and it's run perfect so far. Just wondering...

[bdphunt]

I have that same unit. Not to hijack but why would my timer show 6v when I have a 12v battery from Karl hooked up to it? Did I do something wrong?

[txarcher]

So, what's that little reset button for? I only have one of these and it's run perfect so far. Just wondering...

The reset button will clear everything and start you back at square one.

[txarcher]

I have that same unit. Not to hijack but why would my timer show 6v when I have a 12v battery from Karl hooked up to it? Did I do something wrong?

Usually, if The-Timer is hooked up to a 12v battery and is showing 6v on the display, it is because the battery charge is so low that the timer "thinks" that it is actually a 6v battery.

[Coach W]

Anybody having problems with the timer blowing the fuse?

I stopped replacing the fuse in one of mine after 3 fuses... And just went with a piece of round metal instead.... I don't need a stinking fuse on a timer anyway... If your timer can't handle 12 volts of power then it shouldn't be on the market...

Whats up with the fuse?

[rjbowmaster]

Yes all of ours do that

[txarcher]

Coach, the fuse is there in case something gets the motor in a bind or if there is a lightning strike nearby, it will blow the fuse and not burn up the timer. If yours keeps blowing the fuse, there might be a short in the motor or something making it catch. If you are sure that there is not an issue with the motor, I'm sure that Karl will replace the timer for you.

[Smart]

There are two battery readings one for the feeder battery and one for the timer battery. Which one is acting up?

I know the bottom is the big feeder battery...because of that I always assumed the top was the timer.....but txarcher is The Timer expert.




Mine do the same as the OP. Always have. When you press the button and it doesn't go to full it times to replace.

[Smart]

txarcher...can you explain why the battery reads low until you press a button like the OP described. It's no big deal as I am quite used to doing it. I was just curious.

Love my Timers....

[Coach W]

Coach, the fuse is there in case something gets the motor in a bind or if there is a lightning strike nearby, it will blow the fuse and not burn up the timer. If yours keeps blowing the fuse, there might be a short in the motor or something making it catch. If you are sure that there is not an issue with the motor, I'm sure that Karl will replace the timer for you.

Oh I'm not sure the motor is not trying to go out... Its an older unit.

But I'm sure id rather it go ahead and bite the dust, burn into a melted mess, and scatter 1000 lbs of GOOD corn on the ground.... than to go back to The lease again after 3 months only to find the feeder fed 10 days then the stupid fuse blew. Which left me holding 900 + lbs of corn for 2 3/4 months....


I put the bar in there and haven't had any more problems yet... But i will know for sure this weekend.

[Coach W]

Sorry for getting us of task...


To the op. My timers do that too. Not sure why.

[txarcher]

txarcher...can you explain why the battery reads low until you press a button like the OP described. It's no big deal as I am quite used to doing it. I was just curious.

Love my Timers....

The timer was designed to use as little power as possible and therefore give the user better battery life. The easiest way to describe it is it kind of goes dormant after a period of inactivity to conserve power. I'm sure that you have noticed on the newer ones that when you open the control unit, everything on the timer is dark but when you push a button, the buttons and the LCD light up. Same concept with the battery indicator. On a side note, the battery indicator that looks like a AA is for the AA's and the rectangular one is for the 6 or 12v battery. A lot of people are not aware of this, but when The-Timer is plugged into a 6 or 12v battery it doesn't need the AA's. On big ranches where guys might have 20 or more feeders, they can set all of the timers while sitting at the kitchen table so that they know all of them are set exactly the same. They can then go put them in their feeders, plug them into the big battery and remove the AA's so that they don't leak and corrode the contacts in the timer. Hope that helps.

[Osceola]

I have 5 of them and they all do that.I can fill the feeder and check it again and by then it is showing fully charged.

[Smart]

The timer was designed to use as little power as possible and therefore give the user better battery life. The easiest way to describe it is it kind of goes dormant after a period of inactivity to conserve power. I'm sure that you have noticed on the newer ones that when you open the control unit, everything on the timer is dark but when you push a button, the buttons and the LCD light up. Same concept with the battery indicator. On a side note, the battery indicator that looks like a AA is for the AA's and the rectangular one is for the 6 or 12v battery. A lot of people are not aware of this, but when The-Timer is plugged into a 6 or 12v battery it doesn't need the AA's. On big ranches where guys might have 20 or more feeders, they can set all of the timers while sitting at the kitchen table so that they know all of them are set exactly the same. They can then go put them in their feeders, plug them into the big battery and remove the AA's so that they don't leak and corrode the contacts in the timer. Hope that helps.

perfect...figured it was some kind of battery saver....thanks

[thaTuna]

The timer has a 6 volt battery in the back and needs to be replaced about every couple years, but bring a small screw driver