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Re: EagleEye Motion Sensor battery life?



"Bill Kearney" <wkearney-99@hot-mail-com> wrote in message
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> I've got one setup in a bathroom, controlling a cat's water dish.  It has
> a
> pump that trickles it in a waterfall.  The cat won't drink still water.
> Anyway, I rigged up the EagleEye at baseboard level, the cat even seemed
> to
> figure out it's necessary to move in front of it to trigger the water.
> But
> it also gets triggered when anyone uses the bathroom.  It gets triggered
> about a dozen times a day.  It's also setup with an 8 minute delay.  I get
> a
> long enough time out of the batteries such that I can't really remember
> how
> often they need replacing.  So I'm thinking it's got to be at LEAST four
> months.
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
I have one in a closet that gets activated maybe twice a week.  It's been
at least two years since the batteries were changed.




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