Troy to Electronics@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 1 month agoOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...imagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1180arrow-down1imageOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...Troy to Electronics@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-text
Instrument is a Geonics EM16 VLF receiver, using in the mineral exploration industry to find buried linear conductors.
minus-squareTroyOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·1 month 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-up9·1 month agoGuess the Duracell rep lied to us. Sorry.
minus-squareTroyOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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 :)