Do Suunto computers go through batteries unusually fast?

[Malpaso]

Let see if I can answer all these questions -

Total dives - 121 - Total hours - 53, so estimate 1/2 of that for each battery

The first time it gave me some warning, and I had time to change the battery. This time it was dead for the first dive of the year after sitting since November.

Battery shelf time *could* be an issue.

I never use the compass or backlight. Even when I night dive, I use my flashlight.

It never stays in dive mode, always goes to time mode fairly quickly.

 

[Ninelinegoby]

My D4i and my DX. Both are still on the original battery 2 years and 289 dives

 

[BoltSnap]

Let see if I can answer all these questions -

Total dives - 121 - Total hours - 53, so estimate 1/2 of that for each battery

The first time it gave me some warning, and I had time to change the battery. This time it was dead for the first dive of the year after sitting since November.

Battery shelf time *could* be an issue.

I never use the compass or backlight. Even when I night dive, I use my flashlight.

It never stays in dive mode, always goes to time mode fairly quickly.

That looks like very low number of hours/dives for the batteries to go bad.

 

[keyshunter]

We normally get about 400 dives on a Gekko or Zoop battery.

 

[Ridalo]

My Vyper began to eat batteries quickly.
I noticed that the display was not turning off, sometimes for days. The display showed AC (Aqua Contact)
I tried cleaning the contacts with a toothbrush and clean water to no avail.
Then I tried filling the download socket with lemon juice, and letting it soak for a few minutes. Then a clean water rinse.
That seems to have fixed it. Now I clean the contacts with lemon juice at the end of each dive trip. Now the display turns off when the computer dries, as expected.
Current battery still shows full after about 100 dives.
I surmise that algae or something was growing in the contact socket between the terminals, making the electronics believe the computer was still wet.
Richard.

 

[buddhasummer]

My Gekko battery refused to die, a few hundred dives over around 3 years. It was still alive when I lost it, the computer, not my mind that is.