Not sure if my SKY has a problem or not, but I’m on my third set of batteries in about 6 months, the last 8 lasted about 1 month!! Can’t keep that up on expensive batteries. I’ve just put in a set of carbon batteries to see how they go in comparison. The device is a little bit away from the station…

Yes, you have an issue. Contact support ASAP.

Hi @pnunn . Thanks for letting us know. We took a quick look at your power curves. The data suggest that the batteries you inserted in September were not Ultimate Lithiums (the power curve for Ultimate Lithiums starts around 3.45v). Curious to know what type of batteries did you use? Also, it look…

Even in power-hungry mode, I’m expecting my Energizer Ultimate Lithiums to make it over a year at the minimum. Can you verify that you placed all 8 batteries in with the proper orientation???

OK, I have one of the latest dead batteries in front of me now and I can assure you that they were all Energizer Ultimate Lithium despite your assertion to the contrary above. Both sets of batteries other than the ones that are in the device now were of this type. I can indeed drop the sampling rat…

Can you be sure the batteries are genuine and not counterfeit?

Pretty sure they are genuine, they came from a major hardware store in Aust not from the net.

I don’t know where that is but there is a lot of discussion here about counterfeit batteries.

Hi @pnunn . Thanks for being a good sport and helping to figure out the root cause here. Good to know you are using Energizer Ultimate Lithiums (we tested lots of batteries, and they clearly work the best in variable temps and conditions). :muscle: We have seen cases where one or more of the ba…

I think that your voltage is a little bit optimistic for a single cell. Maybe two in series… :wink:

[image] SKY: power save mode = 2yrs+ battery life I think that your voltage is a little bit optimistic for a single cell. Maybe two in series… Good catch. Will retest and post expected values. Sorry for the confusion.

Power drain or weak batteries?

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Good catch. Will retest and post expected values. Sorry for the confusion.

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Power drain or weak batteries?

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