User-replaceable batteries are susceptible to shock and vibration that can result in battery dislodgment. Also, battery holder contacts can and do oxidize, especially under varying moisture and thermal conditions, causing insulating deposits that interrupt or trigger intermittent battery operation. Veriteq data loggers have a battery life of ten years based on continuous operation at one minute sample rates. To maximize battery life when not in use, set the logger to an infrequent sample rate such as once per hour. Using sampling rates faster than one minute, continuous operation at extreme operating temperatures, and frequent PC downloading all serve to shorten battery life.
Contact Veriteq to return the logger for a battery replacement.
Alternatively, Veriteq can make available replacement batteries for installation by a qualified electronics technician. For critical applications, we recommend replacing the battery eight years after purchase. The most striking advantage of small size is usability. Smaller units are easier to carry around, easier to ship, easier to deploy, easier to use and far less obtrusive to the process being monitored. Our customers constantly tell us that our compact units are used, quite simply, far more often than existing bulkier alternatives.