Jinx the battery is Kodak Photolife KL2CR5.  I did a 150mA over
night test and I got a capacity to 5V of about 1.2AH although the
manufacturer says 3AH (according to my boss)

Olin Lathrop wrote:
>By the way, 290uA for 5 years comes out to 12.7 Amp-hours, and
>doesn't take into account battery self discharge or shelf life.
>That's a pretty beafy battery, although I'm not that familiar with
>what's available in lithium cells.

Oops, sorry the final version won't be 290uA I had the infrared
gates pulsed outside my read the ports instructions.  I can fine
tune the circuit to have the pulses much shorter.


>Also, how often does the bait reservoir need to be refilled?  It's
>hard to imagine (but possible, I suppose) that this bait dispenser
>can be filled with a 5 year supply of food that won't perish while
>sitting in a bush somewhere.  If someone has to go refill the
>container, they could just as well replace batteries while they're at
>it.  Either you haven't thought this thru or there is a lot your not
>telling us.

There is a lot I'm not telling.  These are stoats, wide territories and
infrequent visits.


Paul Gaastra      email:pgaastra@hortresearch.co.nz
BioEngineering Technologies, HortResearch
Private Bag 3123            phone +64 7 8584745
Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND         fax +64 7 8584705


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