Remotes

[Reklats]

I noticed that the battery's I take out still have a voltage of 1.482 volts.  A fresh battery reads 1.609 volts so the Roku remote is only allowing a drop of .127 volts in battery voltage before the remote won't function any more. I can use the battery's I take out of the Roku remote in other devices for a long time. I believe people are forced to change batteries that still have a lot of service left. Maybe the remote needs some redesign or better chip set?

[RokuKariza-D]

@pan @Reklats

Thanks for reaching out here in the Community!

If you need help with your remote draining batteries, please see my post above. 

All the best,
Kariza

[pan]

The voltage you are measuring when you take them out of the Roku is deceptive. Imagine a battery as a voltage in series with a resistor:

Battery

When you take it out of the remote and measure its voltage, the voltage at the terminals will be V because no current is flowing. When you put it in the remote current will flow and voltage will increase across the resistor and voltage will go down at the terminals. As the battery gets flatter the size of that resistor increases...

[Navymom65]

Serial number. YH00DF950058

[Sherylt]

NO!NO! NO! NOT AN ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE!!

[pan]

Yes, I think you are right. I don't think they will though

[davidoflouisian]

i have a brand new roku 4k hd hdr - it drains the batteries every 4th or 5th day  they are AA energizer batteries

[davidoflouisian]

Are you using a headset to listen to your programs so as not to wake any one up or keep them from falling asleep?

If so, I believe you may find that without using a headset your batteries last longer.

david 'hi tech guesses' bahn

[Boz]

This is odd, and it hasn't been my experience.

The batteries I remove from my Roku remotes after they no longer function are truly discharged to the point where they can't be used elsewhere.

[pan]

It would mean that everyone experiencing flat batteries was using headphones. I have never used that feature and 3 days max  on batteries