Doesn’t the isotope in the detection chamber degrade and needs to be replaced in 10 years anyway?
But how would they sell more smoke detectors that way?
obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 10 months ago
Notsosuperfloh@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
most smoke detectors nowadays are optical.
droans@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Both kinds exist. Both have different benefits and drawbacks.
You shouldn’t only be using one type in your house.
areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 10 months ago
No the ability of radiation based smoke alarms tends to cause false positives which in turn causes people to ignore them making them less effective. Optical smoke detectors are overall the newer and better technology.
That being said radiation based smoke detection is still a cool concept. There might be a few areas where they perform better still, though probably not.
ryannathans@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The half life of americium is 432.2 years, so no
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 10 months ago
Those detectors are inferior to optic detectors and should not be used any more.
fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They can sell more smoke detectors in HELLLLL