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Old 04-24-14, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by TrojanHorse
My power meter died on the tour de cure last year! Stupid thing gives me zero warning on the battery, just dies. I should start replacing it every 6 months, it's not that hard.

Oh well.
Dude; Wait; What?

6 months?
The batteries *should* be good for 250-300 hours. Extrapolating that you should need to replace the batteries every 5,000 - 6,000 miles or 4 months

Use Silver-Oxide batteries and not Alkaline; they last longer.
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