Comment on Scales that refuse to measure if the battery isn't brand new
itsmect@monero.town 1 week agoBatteries have one advantage over over supplies: extremely low noise. Even an good LDO will bump up the noise floor, and a cheap lcsc part will do so too. Plus you’s want a reasonably low dropout and quiescent current, which also increases price. Maybe 10ct in volume is reasonable for such a part - and yes, that will absolutely eat the margin
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That’s definitely true. But I would definitely pay more for a scale with ultra long battery life.
I made the mistake of buying an off brand digital calliper and now like an idiot I find myself removing the battery when it’s not in use just to avoid damn thing running flat in one month thanks to its atrocious standby current which enables the display to turn on instantly when I move the slide (rendering the on/off entirely moot).
TheOakTree@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Same story here. You described it perfectly. Mitutoyo comes next.
Juvyn00b@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Lol I must have one similar. Burned through a battery in storage and when I replaced it, I noticed that the display is still active even when off - such a weird design. I pop the battery half out for storage every time now.
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It’s a terrible design. If they removed that dumb always on feature and used a proper physical power button the battery would last basically forever.
tibi@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The problem would be solved if these scales would take a AAA battery which has a lot more capacity than a tiny cell.
itsmect@monero.town 1 week ago
I find spending a bit more on batteries goes along way. Although the nominal voltage and size may be the same, better batteries have lower internal resistance, ie provide the same current with less voltage sag. This prevent the low bat detection from tripping prematurely.