Topic: "Low battery on station 1" message on console

[Andy Thompson]

I'm not sure if this topic has been brought up before. The low battery message is always being displayed on the console at the bottom. I put a fresh Energizer rechargeable battery in the ISS and also cycled power to the console to see if that would get rid of it. Anyone ran into this issue before?

[johnd]

One of the commonest support calls. See eg:

https://www.manula.com/manuals/pws/davis-kb/1/en/topic/vp2-low-battery-warnings

[cmelby76]

I wouldn’t use a rechargeable battery..  Use a lithium battery.

[azchrisf]

*Check the voltage of the battery. It must be at least 3V. IIRC the console will start throwing warnings at ~2.8V and below.

You may also have a bad supercap which is draining the battery immediately. Pull the new one out - if it is still at 3V or close to it, it could be a circuit board issue. Check the battery contacts for corrosion, etc. and that they are making good contact. If all else fails, contact Davis.

The link posted by @johnd is a great article.

[Aardvark]

I had that happen a few times,  I went out and put in a fresh battery , then again, and again.  finally I ordered a new ISS board and no problems since.  They do go bad.  Check to see if the station is still under warranty and ask for a new replacement, that you will send them the present upon reciept.  Don't use rechargeable batteries.  They don't recharge in the ISS.  When they discharge, you get the message.   Put in a standard cr123A  .