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Foam mod and battery - can I cover the battery? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As the title says, I was wondering if there's any concerns regarding the battery life or fire hazard if I cover the battery with foam? Should I cut the foam to fit around the battery? I've seen people do both online.

I have some denser, rubber like foam as well as a more fluffy one, looking for deeper sound. TIA!

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[–] dzervas 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

how many hours does the battery last?

continuing my above answer: your cell should be a cheap 1C (which is just cheaper than the 3+C, not bad, it’s totally fine for your application) The C rating means “the max amperage you can draw from the battery to be safe is times ”. So a 1C 2000mAh battery has max amp draw of 2A (or 2000mA) while a 2C 500mAh has 1A (2x500mA)

If your battery lasts for more than 10 hours straight that means you draw 1/10th of max amp - meaning a cool battery. In case of a 1C 2000mAh you draw 200mA

So: if your keeb lasts more than 10-15 hours you’re more probably fine as the battery is kept cool

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, thanks for the thorough explanation! I have a Keychron K2 V2, so it should be 4000mAh as per the website.

[–] dzervas 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

pffft there’s no way you draw even near enough battery to even notice any temperature change

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Cool thanks for easing my mind!