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<blockquote data-quote="Virtual1" data-source="post: 72959" data-attributes="member: 4084"><p>Well, that's the battery problem. It's not completely "off". The receiver in the drone end has to be on and running to be able to receive and respond to the signal from the transmitter, then it turns on its own transmitter. That transmitter of course uses a lot more power than the receiver in it does, but it's enough to drain the battery over time. You could say it's "asleep" while waiting for you to turn it on, but just like your body, it still uses a little energy to function while asleep. That's why I was never a big fan of the original Tile, as it did not have a "user-replaceable" battery. IIRC, they had an exchange program where you could send in a dead Tile and they'd replace the battery for less than the price of a new unit, but it still cost a lot more for the repair PLUS shipping two ways, than a coin battery is going to cost you at the dollar store.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Virtual1, post: 72959, member: 4084"] Well, that's the battery problem. It's not completely "off". The receiver in the drone end has to be on and running to be able to receive and respond to the signal from the transmitter, then it turns on its own transmitter. That transmitter of course uses a lot more power than the receiver in it does, but it's enough to drain the battery over time. You could say it's "asleep" while waiting for you to turn it on, but just like your body, it still uses a little energy to function while asleep. That's why I was never a big fan of the original Tile, as it did not have a "user-replaceable" battery. IIRC, they had an exchange program where you could send in a dead Tile and they'd replace the battery for less than the price of a new unit, but it still cost a lot more for the repair PLUS shipping two ways, than a coin battery is going to cost you at the dollar store. [/QUOTE]
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