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> The nuclear battery just produces it for millions of times longer. IIRC Last time I checked most betavoltaic cells of this scale only last around 20 years.
by knolax 6y ago
> The nuclear battery just produces it for millions of times longer.
IIRC Last time I checked most betavoltaic cells of this scale only last around 20 years.
- myself248 6y agoSure, and a cellphone drains its battery in about 20 hours.
- knolax 6y ago20 year / 20 hour = Year / Hour = 365 * 24 = 8760 hours per year, so about two orders of magnitude off from lasting "millions of times longer".
- knolax 6y agoWhy am I being downvoted? Currently available betavoltaic cells are rated for about ~20 years[0][1]. [0] https://newatlas.com/city-labs-nanotritium-betavoltaic-battery/23720/ https://newatlas.com/city-labs-nanotritium-betavoltaic-batte... [1] https://citylabs.net/products/ https://citylabs.net/products/