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A 10-Year Battery for AirTag

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673 points dmd | 1 comments | 18 Dec 24 18:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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janandonly ◴[18 Dec 24 18:19 UTC] No.42453230[source]▶
That is not how batteries work. Batteries drain even under minimal usage.

My bet is that in 2/3 years this device will stop working already.

Just change the batteries if you AirTag once a year. Especially if you are using an AirTag to keep watch over 10.000 dollar equipment.

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alnwlsn ◴[19 Dec 24 00:17 UTC] No.42456978[source]▶
Here [0] is the datasheet for the batteries used. 25 year shelf life is spec'd.

I have personally run these cells buried underground, and gotten 4.5 years out of 4 of them, though my application is just for fun and likely not as power conservative as an AirTag.

[0] https://data.energizer.com/pdfs/l91.pdf

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1. michaelmior ◴[19 Dec 24 19:22 UTC] No.42464818[source]▶
Okay, now I'm really curious what application you have for a device buried underground.