Troy@lemmy.ca to ElectronicsEnglish · 2 months agoOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...lemmy.caimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1177arrow-down1imageOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...lemmy.caTroy@lemmy.ca to ElectronicsEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-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 months 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 months agoGuess the Duracell rep lied to us. Sorry.
minus-squareTroy@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months 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 :)