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Subject: Re: Pause vs power cycle break-even point - 83.5 econds

Re: Pause vs power cycle break-even point - 83.5 econds

From: Brent Geery <fasttimes_at_mochamail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:21:02 -0700

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:22:28 -0400, "Brian Wolven"
<brian.wolven_at_verizon.net> wrote:

> Brent Geery wrote:
> >>
> > So where is the break-even point?
> >
> > Each second of pause will draw about 94 mAh / 3600 seconds = 26 ľAh.
> >
> > 2.18 mAh / 26 ľAh = 2180 ľAh / 26 ľAh = 83.5 seconds
> >
> > Thus a shutdown and restart uses as much power as 83.5 seconds of
> > pause.
>
> So it *is* about a minute - I wasn't imagining things - this time. =)

Yeah, I apologize. :) I had the decimal place in the wrong place in
my mind. Also note, that this is with Recorder units. The
player/studio and FM model have not been tested, but should be
similar.

-- 
BRENT - The Usenet typo king. :)
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Received on 2003-08-22

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