Comment on NASA powers down science instrument to conserve Voyager 2 power supply
notgold@aussie.zone 4 weeks agoToo cold for batteries but just for kicks; 2Ah(3x3.7V)=22.2watts. Voyagers RTG’s left earth producing about 470watts so that powerbank with 3 x 18650’s would equal about 3 minutes. Not sure what the usage is though so maybe longer, plus the RTG’s power output fades over time so probably longer again.
stoy@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Ah, cool that is very interesting!