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Shutdown while in flight.

3/5/2017 8:03 PM

Don Norris

Joined: 10/14/2012

Posts: 233

Re: Shutdown while in flight.

Cobra wrote:

And yet if the 740 has an internal battery that doesn't seem to be functioning as intended, the feedback is definitely valid.

I think the point here is that the 15 seconds till power off of the 740 defeats one of the reasons for having a built-in backup battery. 15 seconds is not long enough for the pilot to respond, should he/she be focused on other tasks. It should be longer, or adjustable per the pilot's preference.

3/5/2017 8:17 PM

Chris Kinberger

Joined: 6/20/2016

Posts: 25

Re: Shutdown while in flight.

Don, exactly the point I was trying to make. 15 seconds is just too short. The user needs to be able to adjust the time till shutdown.

3/6/2017 9:03 AM

Craig Valentine

Joined: 1/25/2011

Posts: 3

Re: Shutdown while in flight. Modified By Craig Valentine on 3/6/2017 10:42:09 AM

I've had similar problems and solved it by replacing the power cable. It appears the power cable head and/or the device power pin have deteriorated over time.

Additionally, the "internal battery" does not work as was expected and I was told the internal battery is really a capicator with less than expected capability. I always keep a phone external battery and cable in the cockpit in case of an aircraft electrical failure. Make sure the external battery has a high voltage output because of the high requirements of the iFly GPS. Higher requirements than an iPad.

3/6/2017 2:19 PM

Walter

Joined: 7/8/2009

Posts: 2778

Re: Shutdown while in flight.

Craig, the 720 has a capacitor that maintains 30 seconds of power, to try and prevent power-flicker-reboots. The 740 has a Li-ion battery that should provide at least 20 minutes of power.

I'll make sure that customizing the 15-second countdown is on the wishlist for a future release.

Thanks!
Walter

Walter Boyd
President, Adventure Pilot

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