Hockey season just around the corner and many of you already in training camps. With 2-a-days and even full game situations, we thought you should have a good understanding of how to manage the battery life of your Thermablades. Here are some good rules of thumb:
· A fully charged set of blades have about 85 minutes of ice time.
· Full charging take about 2 hours but 85% of the charge happens in the first ½ hour so even a quick charge will help a lot
· A thermostat built into the electronics tries to predict when you are on the ice and goes into STANDBY mode to save battery life when your are on the bench or in the dressing room
· A good analogy would be a defenseman who plays up to 40 minutes a game should get 2 games out of one charge in ideal conditions
For most situations, 85 minutes of ice time is enough battery life. In the situations below it can be good to help preserve battery life, here a few tips that are easy to do:
Practice Situations (longer than 75 minutes):
· Thermablades offer the most benefit when the ice is chewed up. If you know that the practice will run 75 minutes or longer, turn the blades on later in the practice so you’ll finish with maximum heat
· When drying your skates between practices always plug them in to the charger, there is no risk to leaving them plugged in
Game Situations (3 x 20 minute stop time):
· Cold rinks and water/snow on the bench can trick the thermostat to staying on
· If you get a lot of ice time, don’t turn the blades on in the warn-up. This can actually make you feel fresher when you start the game
· Turn the blades off between periods
· Check your blades periodically on the bench for snow build up. A gentle stomp or swipe with your hand to clean them will do the trick
· When drying your skates between practices/games always plug them in to the charger, there is no risk to leaving them plugged in
