[Firebug-cvs] firebug/doc battery_test.txt,NONE,1.1

[Kevin <kar...@us...>]

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	battery_test.txt 
Log Message:
Documentation regarding the Li-Ion battery performance test

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7/16/04

Today I ran a test to see how long a recharged Li-Ion battery could
run a mote.  Since we noticed a significant number of battery failures
after connecting the GPS antennas to the motes, I specifically wanted to
see how long these Li-Ion batteries could last while the motes
operated with the GPS antennas.  Since we currently do not have a
means of connecting the Li-Ion battery directly to the mote, I had to
use a breadboard to help establish the power connection.  Using a
molex connector that I had created before, I connected it to the mote
and then to the breadboard. Then, the battery was connected to the
breadboard.  The battery I used started at 4V, which is what I had
charged it to earlier.  The battery ended up running the mote for 5
hours before it started to give bad data.  Surprisingly, when this
the mote was no longer producing valid data, the Li-Ion battery was
still at 3.5V.