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Re: Items all Bird chargers should have

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:27 am
by 2drnslik
an example of why hand sanitizer or glove are needed, saw and took a picture of underwear on handle bars..I tried to load picture but it is too big

Re: Items all Bird chargers should have

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:55 am
by Edmund
2drnslik wrote:
Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:27 am
I tried to load picture but it is too big
It's probably best the picture wouldn't upload. I'd prefer not to see someones underwear first thing on a Monday morning. :lol:

To upload a picture use imgur.com. Once on the site click "New Post", upload the file, click "Get Share Links" from the image drop down, and copy the "BBCode (Forums)" code to past into the site.

Re: Items all Bird chargers should have

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:11 pm
by guisar
For me touch screen is a must. Otherwise I'll forget to put them on. Ordered a set of these today Vgo 3Pairs High Dexterity Heavy Duty Mechanic Glove,Rigger Glove.

Re: Items all Bird chargers should have

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:23 pm
by guisar
2drnslik wrote:
Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:27 am
an example of why hand sanitizer or glove are needed, saw and took a picture of underwear on handle bars..I tried to load picture but it is too big
:lol: :lol: :lol: I'd love to see this.

Re: Items all Bird chargers should have

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:52 am
by kawfey
Be weary of picking up birds near the entrances of apartment complexes; one I found was dripping in fresh dog urine.

Re: Items all Bird chargers should have

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 4:08 pm
by Nottinghaam
There's a couple things that could be very useful but not absolutely necessary to Bird Chargers that I can recommend:

Automatic Pro: Trip Logging, Parking Tracking, Crash Alert, Business Tagging, Fuel Cost Analysis, and more, all in a device that connects to your OBD-II port.

Elgato Eve Energy: Apple HomeKit Enabled, Power Consumption, and Cost Analysis.
There are similar devices that are compatible with other platforms but I know that this can handle controlling a power strip with 6 Birds plugged in. I have occasionally had issues with my chargers overheating and shutting down during the night resulting in a mad dash to get birds up to 98% battery. This allows me to schedule shut downs and restarts of the chargers after a few minutes every few hours to keep this from happening.

Re: Items all Bird chargers should have

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 9:45 pm
by Edmund
Nottinghaam wrote:
Wed Aug 15, 2018 4:08 pm
There's a couple things that could be very useful but not absolutely necessary to Bird Chargers that I can recommend:

Automatic Pro: Trip Logging, Parking Tracking, Crash Alert, Business Tagging, Fuel Cost Analysis, and more, all in a device that connects to your OBD-II port.

Elgato Eve Energy: Apple HomeKit Enabled, Power Consumption, and Cost Analysis.
There are similar devices that are compatible with other platforms but I know that this can handle controlling a power strip with 6 Birds plugged in. I have occasionally had issues with my chargers overheating and shutting down during the night resulting in a mad dash to get birds up to 98% battery. This allows me to schedule shut downs and restarts of the chargers after a few minutes every few hours to keep this from happening.
Added to the list. Thank you for the recommendations.

Re: Items all Bird chargers should have

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 12:25 am
by DmpstrrrDvrrr
I wear gloves daily anyway for other projects and tasks, but definitely finger-less gloves are by far the best for Bird hunting because you can still use your phone! Really you only need one hand to have finger-less gloves, maybe even just a finger :o haha but yeah, I've yet to find a pair of touchscreen enabled gloves that actually work, especially if they get wet.

To comment on the tarp, it also comes in handy when covering Birds in the back of a pick-up when it's raining since they're not waterproof.

Haven't had to deal with this lately, not sure if it's a glitch or they're all burned out, but I use to take black duct tape with me to put over the headlight because it never shut off and was so bright! Now, they never seem to work.

Re: Items all Bird chargers should have

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2018 2:38 pm
by MargaritaChicken
Probably the most important thing you can have is more charger bricks.

These are the same ones I received from Bird when I signed up: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K1KPYFP

Re: Items all Bird chargers should have

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2018 5:01 pm
by Edmund
MargaritaChicken wrote:
Sat Nov 17, 2018 2:38 pm
Probably the most important thing you can have is more charger bricks.

These are the same ones I received from Bird when I signed up: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K1KPYFP
Thanks, didn't realize these are now available on Amazon. Added them to the list.