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We are getting many questions on what's new with theĀ X collars. Ā There are several things that have changed.
Ā1. They have extended the battery life from around 24 hours to 60-80 hours and this is proven in all field testing.Ā Some tests even indicateĀ that battery life could be more than 80 hours. Ā Many are asking about the battery in the X collars.Ā It is the same. Garmin made improvements withĀ the components on the circuit board.
Ā2. They have added the sleep mode to the X collar. Ā In the past they had that feature in the Mini Collars which increased their battery lifeā¦ Ā I don't feel we should target the sleep mode as the bigĀ battery saver. Ā The life of the battery is better than we have ever seen. Ā Improvements to the circuit board is what has driven the longer battery life.Ā Personally I would only use the sleep mode when I have control of my dog and there is not a need to track him/her and I have my dog under control. Ā In a pen or controlled area (Fox Pen), at camp tied up or in a dog box for an extended time with the collars on would qualify for my use of the sleep mode. Ā I wonāt use sleep mode in the field where I need tracking ability at a moments notice. Ā You want to save your battery. Ā Lower the communication rate on the collar as most are set on 2.5 seconds. Ā Go to a longer update rate if needed. Ā I just would hate to have my dogs collar put in sleep mode when I am now getting 80 hours out of my battery. And then the dog get outs of range that prevents me fromĀ wakingĀ the collar up and recovering the dog. Ā
Ā3. These collars have the ability to being hooked up to the computer with Garmin Base Camp and mapping exactly where these collars have been. Ā Without using the handheld. Ā Years ago this was used by us to help a friend show a court of law exactly where he turned his dog out at, then where it was shot and killed by someone.
Ā4.The x collars can be updated using a Mac Computer and Garmin Express.
ĀAs I see questions come up on different social media. Ā I will work on getting the correct answers for you and share them here.Ā
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Recently Ihunted a dog and he was out in the mountains, he was out of range most of the time, the update time was on 2 minutes. When I picked him up it was over 96 hrs and the collar still had 3 bars. This was the TT15x, is the reason the battery lasted so long and still had 3 bars because he was out of range most of the time and was not hitting back to the handheld. How long will the last in this kind of situation. I would appreciate your feedback.
Would you do some trades for TT15 to get a TT15x