It’s easy to be wary of claims of long-lasting battery life, as so many products out there promise reliable and worry-free battery power and then fail to deliver. So when the Sensative Strips Door/Window Sensor arrived to the market – a sensor thinner than two credit cards stacked together, and featuring a brand-new kind of battery that lasts for 10 years – some of us were skeptical.
Sensative recently turned to Sony to put their product’s power consumption to the test with the help of Otii – a new energy-optimization tool that measures and analyzes the power consumption behaviors of battery-powered devices. Of its many useful features, it allows the user to pinpoint the cause of a draining battery by syncing the software’s debug output with its power readings. Otii’s findings confirmed that the battery in Strips can last much longer than 10 years with optimal configuration and network conditions.
Key Facts:
1. The 3mm thick custom-built battery has a capacity of 480 mAh.
2. A strong coating and reliable build make Strips weatherproof and efficient in changing temperatures.
3. In a small house with a single-hop setup (no range extenders), more than 50% of the battery’s capacity remains after 10 years.
4. In a normal-sized house with a dual-hop setup (one range extender), more than 33% of the battery’s capacity remains after 10 years.
5. Strips is equipped with a battery booster that engages battery voltage in very low temperatures and towards the end of battery life.
Take a look at the infographic below and let us know if you’re still having second thoughts!
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wim L
February 01, 2023
real world test: 3 strips, placed in an appartment on doors and windows:
strip 1 (9/2018) just hit 25%. (so 5 years = 75%)
strip 2+3 (03/2020) have been @ 75% for around a year now
Real life expectancy appears to be betweeen 6-8 years, in a good, single hop network setup.