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  • Cateye Astrale Cyclocomputer Battery Life

    The display on Mary’s Cateye Astrale “Cyclocomputer” had once again faded to gray, so it’s time for a new CR2032 lithium cell:

    Cateye Astrale - battery change 2019-09-22
    Cateye Astrale – battery change 2019-09-22

    The old cell read 2.5 V, well below what it should be.

    The notes scrawled on the cell become readable under better light:

    Cateye Astrale - CR2032 life
    Cateye Astrale – CR2032 life

    Seven years (at 1942 mile/yr) ain’t bad at all!

    To replace the cell fast enough to maintain the odometer reading, just unscrew & remove the battery cover, slam the back of the Astrale on the bench, and pop in the new cell.

    Maybe I should replace the cell twice a decade, regardless of how feeble it might be?