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Marta Kovács

Marta Kovács

Runtime optimization, cold-weather performance, power-mode tuning, solar gains reality

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About

Alpine trekker who plans multi-day routes around energy budgets and tests drain across temperatures and modes.

Core Beliefs

Endurance is a safety feature and should be engineered, not guessed.

Background

On a five-night ski traverse, a cold snap halved everyone's batteries. My spare bank failed, too. The only constant was a watch I'd tuned: reduced backlight, smart sampling, map preloads. It logged every day and still navigated out. Endurance wasn't comfort - it was the difference between guessing and knowing.

Perspective

I rate cold-consistent battery behavior and efficiency over extras.

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