Troy@lemmy.ca to Electronics@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 2 days agoOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...lemmy.caimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1167arrow-down1imageOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...lemmy.caTroy@lemmy.ca to Electronics@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-text
Instrument is a Geonics EM16 VLF receiver, using in the mineral exploration industry to find buried linear conductors.
minus-squareTroy@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 days agoThese batteries are in a circuit which has a physical power switch separating it from the device, meaning there should be zero parasitic drain while off. Thus I conclude your fun fact to be apocryphal.
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoGuess the Duracell rep lied to us. Sorry.
minus-squareTroy@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoDuracell rep might be a sales robot. Or possibly talking about another type of battery? Anyway, points for learning :)
These batteries are in a circuit which has a physical power switch separating it from the device, meaning there should be zero parasitic drain while off.
Thus I conclude your fun fact to be apocryphal.
Guess the Duracell rep lied to us. Sorry.
Duracell rep might be a sales robot. Or possibly talking about another type of battery? Anyway, points for learning :)