{"id":20862,"date":"2024-06-05T10:22:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/?p=20862"},"modified":"2024-08-12T09:22:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T16:22:06","slug":"why-does-my-ti-nspire-calculator-battery-quickly-drain-when-using-go-direct-sensors-connected-via-usb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/20862","title":{"rendered":"Why does my TI-Nspire calculator battery quickly drain when using Go Direct sensors connected via USB?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This may be because your calculator is attempting to charge the connected Go Direct sensor.<\/strong><br \/>While the following options can be used to collect data using a Go Direct Sensor via USB, you should expect the sensor to drain the calculator&#8217;s battery quickly when using them:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vernier.com\/usb-mini\">Go! to Easy adapter<\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"56\" class=\"wp-image-6310\" style=\"width: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/product.usb-mini._hero.001-600x338-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">used with USB cable included with the Go Direct sensor.<\/li>\n<li>USB cable that comes with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/product\/ti-bluetooth-adapter\/\">TI Bluetooth Adapter<\/a>. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"52\" class=\"wp-image-21756\" style=\"width: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-08-12-085647-e1723478396769.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resolving the Issue<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>To prevent a Go Direct sensor from draining the calculator battery, use the TI Calculator Data-Only Go Direct Sensor Cable (<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-kb-palette-17-color\">expected late August<\/mark>) when connecting a Go Direct sensor to your TI-Nspire handheld via USB. This cable is specially designed to allow data transmission while preventing the calculator from charging the sensor&#8217;s battery.<\/p>\n<p>Before using the sensor, be sure it is fully charged. To charge a Go Direct sensor, use the USB cable included with each sensor. Sensors can be charged using a <a href=\"\/product\/go-direct-charge-station\/\">Go Direct<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Charge Station<\/a> (<nobr>GDX-CRG<\/nobr>), computer USB port, USB power adapter, or USB outlet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/image-17-e1723476993295.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21750\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Coming Soon<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\">See also, <a href=\"\/til\/20901\/\">Can I extend the automatic-power-down (APD) time of my TI-Nspire handheld?<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Links<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/20614\/\">Go Direct Sensors &amp; TI-Nspire DataQuest App Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/1726\/\">TI-Nspire Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/20536\/\">What is needed to use Go Direct sensors with the TI-Nspire DataQuest App?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/20821\/\">What is different when using the DataQuest App with Go Direct sensors connected via Bluetooth vs. USB?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/20649\/\">The charge indicator LED on my Go Direct sensor is always green when using the Data-Only USB cable.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This may be because your calculator is attempting to charge the connected Go Direct sensor.While the following options can be used to collect data using&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1698,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1698"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}