Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: ICP Battery life approximately 6 years

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Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 12-08-2015, 03:57 PM:

This has been discussed a bit in other threads but probably deserves its own.

Barco has just issued an Info-T and is joining the ranks with NEC (and I'll wager Christie is soon to follow if they don't have a bulletin out already) to change the ICP battery every 5-years.

Since we are at 5-years on the first series 2 projectors with ICPs, I bet the problems are just now starting to show up.

You might as well start stocking up on the BR2330 coin type batteries if you have a bunch of DLP series 2 machines.

Posted by Marco Giustini (Member # 4544) on 12-08-2015, 05:10 PM:

yeah, interesting that it came up just now!
So in the end there's no issues with soldering?

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 12-08-2015, 05:52 PM:

That is the "other" device. The battery the Info-T deals with is just the normal Clock battery...they also don't mention that it has anything to do with the certificate...just that the clock will reset.

Posted by Carsten Kurz (Member # 5396) on 12-08-2015, 06:25 PM:

I assume there is no warning mechanism other than your own schedule for changing that battery?

- Carsten

Posted by Dave Macaulay (Member # 813) on 12-08-2015, 06:56 PM:

Barco could revise the Series II 4-year maintenance tasks to include replacing the battery. They could revise the projector software and Communicator to add a 5-year reminder for the battery. Or, do nothing?

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 12-09-2015, 05:58 AM:

Yeah...I'd like to see it part of the "D" maintenance...I'm sure that the cost of the battery wouldn't tip the scales as compared to the water pump!

Then again, I wish there was a means to set the intervals of A and B since some booths run cleaner/dirtier than others. While I'm at it...have thermal thresholds that immediately put up a YELLOW tail light that filters need to be cleaned.

Note, I've put in a request to have a configuration where one could specify the subnet that the projectors should be on so that Communicator always "finds" them. I hear it is under review. As such, it will probably be given more credibility that it is desired if MORE people make such a request.

Posted by Danial Simmonds (Member # 4638) on 12-14-2015, 06:16 AM:

Christie does have it stated to be replaced every 5 years in a document somewhere, i seen it ages ago.