Before improving the battery life of this toy I wanted to see what the current draw was of the not so smart version. Under battery power I measured 35mA with the batteries at around 2.47V.
To get a current curve at different voltages it was easier to open up the toy so that I could clip on test
leads. The plastic housing is glued together at the seam. A small vise made quick work of opening this up.
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I measured the following current draw at voltages from 2V to 3V.
Voltage [Volts] | Current [mA] |
3.0 | 51.0 |
2.8 | 44.1 |
2.6 | 38.8 |
2.4 | 32.1 |
2.2 | 26.5 |
2.0 | 21.0 |
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