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Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by LorenPechtel on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @01:50PM (#31330094)
That's asking for corrosion damage from the battery.

I've got a bathroom scale that goes several years on it's pair of coins even though it turns on only when stepped on. I suspect there's a physical switch involved, though.

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Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by d0mine on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @04:19PM (#31345211)
why don't they use gravity as the power source? I've seen scales that require pushing a button several times to power it. Getting rid of the button and using the full scales' surface seems like the next step.
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