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[Bug]: Heltec Wireless Tracker Battery issues - possible fix #3760

Open madeofstown opened 2 months ago

madeofstown commented 2 months ago

Category

Other

Hardware

Heltec Wireless Tracker

Firmware Version

2.3.7.30fbcab

Description

THE PROBLEM The heltec wireless tracker has poor battery performance and battery monitoring doesn't seem to work at all. It always shows that it is powered by USB and will over drain the battery and potentially cause a fire.

POSSIBLE FIX There is a recent (within the last 15 days) post on the Meshtastic discourse forums with a potential fix that I'm hoping can be implemented. https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/heltec-tracker-v1-and-v1-1-power-config/12016/4

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madeofstown commented 1 month ago

Turns out my battery monitoring issues were caused by hardware defects. I'm still wondering if the "possible fix" would help with battery life though.