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Table 2 Device power and power-related cost per unit (US$) information

From: Waterproof, low-cost, long-battery-life sound trap for surveillance of male Aedes aegypti for rear-and-release mosquito control programmes

Item

BGS-2

Mega-orig-GAT

Tiny-lcS-GAT

Trap Cost w/o Battery

274.04a

23.58

16.80

Active current (mA)

280

5.8

6.05

Active Power (mW)

3360

26.1 (4.5V)

18.15 (3V)

Battery Cost per Trap

22.81b

0.99

0.66

Battery Capacity (mA-h)

10000

1800-2600

1800-2600

Active Battery Life (wks)

0.21

4.3-6.3

4.3-6.3

Total trap cost

296.85

24.57

17.46

  1. aBioQuip Products, Compton, CA USA
  2. b12V; Universal Power Group Inc., Coppell, TX USA