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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Topic started by: froc on December 17, 2006, 06:00:56 PM
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More and more modules used batteries. When used ourdoor are they the best value? In Québec we have almost two months in winter with temperature around -20/-25C. I know batteries don't like cold temperature. Is there something better with rechargeable batteries? Thanks!
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I don't think re-chargables like cold weather.
Lithium cells are much better in cold than alkaline cells. That said lithium's are much more costly.
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I have two motion sensors that used to run on 4 x AA's each.
I removed the batteries and converted both motion sensors to recive power from a 6 volt DC wall wart.
Both of them share the same wall wart power supply on my porch.
I used very small dual wire and hid the wires so it all looks nice.
Just throwing out ideas.
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More and more modules used batteries. When used ourdoor are they the best value? In Québec we have almost two months in winter with temperature around -20/-25C. I know batteries don't like cold temperature. Is there something better with rechargeable batteries? Thanks!
What modules use batteries? I know the CM15A and CM11A interfaces do, but neither is a module.
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The DS10A and MS10A (door/window sensor & motion detector) use batteries in the DS7000 security system.
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In Michigan I use the carbon zink without any problems. They also put out a bit more voltage and give remotes a bit more range. I typically put a low leakage Tan. capacitor across the battery, that extends the life.
Gil Shultz