Some time ago I changed my beam cross trigger to 9 Volt to make batteries easier to get. However, I had no idea how long the system would work on such a small battery. The 12 Volt system would run for days, but it’s not so easy to get 12 V batteries when you travel.
The test in the video was to see how many switches you would get from a 9 Volt battery. I had tested “static” life at 5 1/2 hours, but I didn’t know if triggering would have a bearing on the battery life…….seems not. Check the Video.
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I am guessing over 500,000 triggers will do fine. I hope to give the trigger a run at an event this weekend. We’ll see how it goes in the field.