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In need of a mouse battery monitor.

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#1 ·
I have a Razer Naga Epic Chroma but I never use it wireless because I can't keep an eye on the battery level without stopping what I'm doing and getting into Synapse and looking there. I thought there must surely be some kind of app that will put a battery icon with your percentage in the system tray or something but I've had no luck finding one. Does anyone know of a resource that will put my mouses battery % in the system tray?
 
#2 ·
The mouse would need to have a battery monitor built in internally so that it could send the battery status to an app on the PC. I have never come across a mouse that has that type of circuitry built in .. my own wireless mouse starts playing up when the battery gets low .. normally only shows an up/down action on the screen and battery replacement brings back the horizontal movement ..
 
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I've attached an image from inside my Synapse. As can be seen, it does keep track of the battery. I just want a way to see that, but on my tray. It does have the option of having different lighting when it's low battery, but I hardly look at the mouse when I'm using it so that doesn't really help me.


Logitech mice have a monitor that works well IF you can keep the driver working right all the time.
Unfortunately, I doubt it will help with my Razer mouse...
 

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I see no tech details about battery monitor on their site .. I would suggest you ask if the mouse firmware supports battery monitoring and whether they have an app to go with it.

Remember though that running an extra app on the mouse will drain the battery quicker due to the extra work involved.

Also remember that whilst running in wired mode the cable connecting the mouse to the computer will be moving a lot and the disadvantage of this apart from an annoying cable on your worktop is that the wires inside the cable bend, twist and turn .. resulting eventually in cable failure and possible internal connection failure where the cable connector flexes the soldering at the board.


Razer Naga Epic Chroma Gaming Mouse - Customizable Chroma Lighting


19 MMO optimized programmable buttons
12-button mechanical thumb grid
Tilt-click scroll wheel
8200dpi 4G laser sensor
Wireless gaming-grade technology
Charging dock
Chroma lighting with 16.8 million customizable color options
Razer Synapse enabled
1000Hz Ultrapolling
Up to 200 inches per second/50g acceleration
Zero-acoustic Ultraslick mouse feet
7 foot/2.1m braided fiber USB charging cable
Approximate size:
Length: 119mm/4.68”
Width: 75mm/2.95”
Height: 43mm/1.69”
Approximate weight: 150g/0.33lbs
Battery life: Approximately 20hrs (continuous gaming)
The life expectancy of this battery depends upon its usage

System Requirements
PC or Mac with a free USB port
Windows® 10 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 7 / Mac OS X (v10.8 - 10.11)
In-game configurator support is compatible with Windows® 10 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 7 only
Internet connection
100MB of free hard disk space
Razer Synapse registration (requiring a valid e-mail), software download, license acceptance, and internet connection needed to activate full features of product and for software updates. After activation, full features are available in optional offline mode.

Charging dock
When you need to recharge the Razer Naga Epic Chroma or just display it when not in use, pop it onto the supplied sleek charging dock/wireless receiver.
 
#6 ·
Get in the habit of charging the mouse when it's not being used and monitoring shouldn't be an issue.

Otherwise, you likely need to contact Razer to see if that function is supported. I have a Razer as well, and I've not seen a way of monitoring separately.
 
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