How Long Will a Device Drawing 8mA Last on a 12V Battery? Learn the Answer Here!

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In summary: This is assuming that the voltage remains consistent throughout the problem. In summary, it would take 3.125 hours for a device drawing 8 mA at a given voltage to last on a battery with a capacity of 25mAh at the same given voltage.
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How long will a device drawing 8 mA last on a 12 v bat that has a 25mAh?


25/8 = 3.125 hours?
 
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You got it.

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is there a bat as small as a watch bat that can produce that much mAh at 12v?
 
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Not that I know of.

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what is ur mAH for watch bat?
 
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Hell if I know, but I've never seen a 12V watch battery. Most battery chemistries in use today are 1.5 volts or so -- they'd have to pack 8 cells into that watch battery package to get 12V, and I don't think it's been done.

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Electrical current and pressure

david90 said:
How long will a device drawing 8 mA last on a 12 v bat that has a 25mAh?
Voltage is electrical pressure, and it is analogous to water pressure. We don't need to know what the voltage is to answer this; we just need to know that it is considered consistent throughout the problem. The question should be stated as:How long will a device drawing 8 mA at a particular given voltage last on a battery that has a capacity of 25mAh at the same given voltage?.



25/8 = 3.125 hours?
Yes, if the question is stated as I corrected above.
 

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