The quickest way to ruin a good workstation is to program it. Liveware is inherently less reliable than software. Never trust any system designed, built, programmed, or operated by a human. No good deed goes unpunished. The circuit most likely to short-out and drain the batteries is the monitoring circuit installed to protect the batteries.
Every silver lining has a cloud.
As soon as you find all the answers, someone will find more questions. The early bird gets the bugs. The second mouse to reach the trap gets the cheese. The early worm gets the bird. Murphy's Law works in all 4 dimensions.