Comment Comment by Nanite Examples lying around in my house:Bathroom scale: lovely it powers up when you tap it, but eats up 2 button cells a year for a few dozen uses a yearKitchen scales, bit more use, at least once a day but again 2 button cells a yearelectronic caliper: Same, eats up 1 button cell a year, just sitting in my toolboxStrangely enough none of our kids toys with batteries seem to suffer from this problemHow much extra cost does a hard on/off switch add to the bill of materials? parent Nanite 4 years ago
Bathroom scale: lovely it powers up when you tap it, but eats up 2 button cells a year for a few dozen uses a year
Kitchen scales, bit more use, at least once a day but again 2 button cells a year
electronic caliper: Same, eats up 1 button cell a year, just sitting in my toolbox
Strangely enough none of our kids toys with batteries seem to suffer from this problem
How much extra cost does a hard on/off switch add to the bill of materials?