The RANGEMAN solar charging is BETTER.
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- More testing is needed, but the solar charging SEEMS better than the GBD-H2000. Not huge, but noticable.
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It's the time of the year with the most sunlight. Maybe it's just my imagination, but it seems like the Rangeman is getting more boost from the sun than the GBD-H2000 did last year.
That's just my impression. We'll need to quantitatively test that. So stay tuned.
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I purchased a yellow and black GA 900 after seeing the Casio UK test video on a construction site, I immediately fell in love with it. I've had g digital shocks but now I'm really starting to appreciate the hands, and ga 900 does not disappoint, simple and reliable. I recommend it Jim, see the video if you can!
I’ll check it out!
If you pay several hundred dollars for a watch, “solar assist” shouldn’t be in the equation, IMO. I found this out with my Garmin Instinct solar.
True! The Casio engineers need to figure it out!
Love the outro!! God bless you!
You too, brother!
Hey Jim, I Just saw you have today the whole day sunshine and 38 grad Celsius. Nice opportunity to charge your king AND your protrek 👌🏻
Good idea! Let’s bring them back to life!
I got another G shock in the mail the other day, a used GW9300, the JDM version of the G9300. Old watch now, but has solar and cool carbon fiber band and band stay. Almost mint condition too, packaged so well and an origami crane on top, hah. Just another watch for the collection really as my daily is a GG B100.
I'd like a new solar g shock (eg. GWG2000) as much as the next guy, but damn some are getting on in price.
my GBD-H2000 didnt like to hear that !
:)
The biggest problem of every watch with smart features is charging. That's why I chose to buy GBD-200 instead of my smart watch. Even though I wasn't using every feature of my smart watch, I was tired of charging it every 1 week or 10 days. Many people buy smart watches and experience charging problems even if they do not use its features properly.
I'm tired of constantly charging it. I finally got rid of this problem.
Well sadly you won't want to be changing out the battery either. It's very costly. Especially if you have to have the watch pressure tested.
Good point. You can really stretch out the time between charges on the GBD-H2000.
Him Jim.. I bought the same version as yours.. The GPR H1000
can't wait for Your next update, maybe changing the rubber strap to the canvas strap for fun experience.. because I think canvas strap has better grip on wrist
Jim thanks again. Ive been following your videos. I think you dont connect your watch to your phone via Bluetooth? If that is the case is it possible that the service center updated your firmware to the latest one and perhaps the latest firmware has updated the solar charging algorithm?
Maybe. But I updated the GBD-H2000 to the most recent software too.
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Great video 💯 How are you liking that new rangeman. Can you see the display good indoors?
The display is great. Even inside. I like the GBD-H2000 better though.
what's the point of you shaking that watch all the time? it's impossible to watch!
So you know what one I’m talking about. If I say “this watch” or “that watch” you can get lost.
You should also do a gps test on both watches side by side
Great idea!
Solar watches have such quiet alarms...so they don't run down the battery....pointless having the alarm function.
Not all. Many of my solar Casios are quite loud.
I never noticed that. We’ll need to test that.
I've got two personally...a 15yr old PRW 2000T and a fairly new GMW B5000 ...both quiet. I dug around on "watch u seek" and it looks a fairly known issue 🤷♂️
To be honest Jim, I wouldn't be surprised if they have a similar module and battery.
Great video Jim. Can you run your solar assist watches to dead and then put them in power save mode, then place in the sunlight to see which watches get back to functional, then get to 50%, then to 100%? Variable are plenty in that each module may have different energy requirements to run. Also, solar cell density on the watches may be different causing different recharge rates.
The wispy clouds you’re referring to are cirrus clouds, ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. Those clouds typically indicate precipitation will happen in 24-48 hours.
I’d love to do a collaboration video with you. @realidealgear. I think we’d have a grand time talking Casios and our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Take care, Tim
Aw yea! The Tim and Jim collab! Let’s do it!
Hello, so if i turn off the connectivity functions will the watch be charged fully by solar without a need to charge via usb just like my other g shock solar watches? Or does this watch require usb charging no matter the type of usage?
You still need to recharge. But it would be at least a month with full battery. I haven’t tested putting it in the sun for a few hours to see if I can charge it to full in a day without a charger
My GG1000, not solar, eats batteries. 2 at a time!
After 500times charge ,remain at lest 80%battery
You charged yours 500 times?
That’s the general rule on how many charge cycles a smart watch can take. But, if you do the math that comes out to lasting for about 27 years. In my case, I have a Garmin I charge every 3 weeks. That comes out to about 18 charge cycles per year. Even if I bump it up to 20 charges per year it will still last 25 years with the “500 charges rule.” If I double the charges to 40 per year, that’s still 12.5 years of usage. The technology is likely to be obsolete by that point. And I’ll probably still be wearing a mechanical diver watch I bought a decade ago anyway…
Good video on the Casios.
Well Mr. Jim, you should consider buying some cheap watch box in order to avoid a solar watches discharging because that's not so good for a battery. And also, you should consider leaving your job and starting to work as a Casio tester, from your home 😀😀😀 I don't think any Casio engineer is able to test the watches better than you. I don't know how much solar watches I got, but I've never experienced even the ''medium'' level, just because watches are in the boxes.
Casio, Gshock, Protrek, all they do is tell the time. All their watches with altimeters and barometers need constant attention. This means having a proper topo map or a Garmin as well. Which then begs the question, why buy one of Casio's sub-brands? Look at the features and capabilities of the Instinct 2X and Fenix line. Casio again, just tells the time and has god awful color schemes.
Yea I need to calibrate the barometer a lot. I understand the Instinct has better functionality than the Casio. But when you DO want a watch that just tells time the Casios are the way to go.
I think the idea that in a shtf situation, the garmin fenix (which is an amazing piece of kit by the way) lasts at most, a month on watch mode whereas a mudmaster for example will be still going 8 years later.
I have my fenix 6 still but I got annoyed charging every 10 odd days so the mudmaster never leaves my wrist unless I'm working out or playing golf 🤷♂️
@@simonh2011 if shft having a reliable time piece would be good. However, it also depends on how bad shft scenario is.
In Pembroke by 9:00,it’s pitch dark!