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Google says a Casio watch needs .004mA so not quite enough.
Did you typo or did he? .03 is significantly bigger than .004
0.03 is 7.5x more than 0.004 tho?
You are right! I didn't count the 0's!
That's definitely in the ballpark though. Surely they could cut 25% power draw to support a 50 year battery.
I wonder how much we really need for a clock (555 eq) to work?
https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/LM555
2mA minimum, and that's just q current. It's gonna be much higher when you're actually using it for a clock.
I'm sure the casio's main power sink is the display. I bet the refresh rate could be reduced for better battery life.
Isnt the refresh rate just 1 Hz?
Yep.
A lot more than that. 2ma
Analog circuits are weird though
https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/ne555.pdf