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> Battery damage at a guess. Video streaming can be pretty power hungry (you’re running the camera, encoding the video, and flinging those bits over the air) on
by bArray 3y ago
> Battery damage at a guess. Video streaming can be pretty power hungry (you’re running the camera, encoding the video, and flinging those bits over the air) on a device that sits on your face.
I thought about that, but surely internal battery resistance would be lower at lower temperatures?
The other thing I thought about is some movable part of the device, such as a lens that has some actuation. You might just refuse to work at near freezing temperatures to prevent damage to that?
- Crosseye_Jack 3y agoIts been a while since I did any major research on the matter (Thankfully I only deal with batteries indoors these days) but iirc when I used to build homemade RC airplanes, the internal resistance does start increasing the lower the temp gets and that the anode starts getting damaged (at least it wears quicker) discharging the battery at lower temps. My guess as to why they do it, is to maintain the "expected battery life cycles". >The other thing I thought about is some movable part of the device, such as a lens that has some actuation. You might just refuse to work at near freezing temperatures to prevent damage to that? Very possible. EDIT: However, if it was mechanical, why doesn't there seem to be such a restriction while taking photos?
- bArray 3y agoWasn't aware of the battery chemistry involved, thanks!