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Ban of non-rechargeable batteries
NiHaoMike:
--- Quote from: blueskull on June 30, 2020, 02:13:06 pm ---Also they also can leak and leave corrosive residues as they are still water-salt based.
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Even cheap NiMH batteries rarely leak, far less often than even good quality alkaline.
rdl:
One of the main reasons I switched to rechargeable was damage caused by leaking alkaline cells. Doesn't have to happen very often to wipe out years of cost savings.
--- Quote from: NiHaoMike on June 30, 2020, 10:11:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: blueskull on June 30, 2020, 02:13:06 pm ---Also they also can leak and leave corrosive residues as they are still water-salt based.
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Even cheap NiMH batteries rarely leak, far less often than even good quality alkaline.
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greenpossum:
I haven't bought any alkaline batteries for remotes and other low usage locations for years, I use the "worn out" batteries from the ones supplied with new equipment. Imagine the manufacturing waste if I were to tie up rechargeables in such locations. For high drain uses of course rechargeables make sense.
There's a bunch of fanatics in a local forum promoting Eneloops for everything without thinking.
all_repair:
Not all rechargeable are the same. The value of using rechargeable is if you can efficiently use up its lifetime vs the one-time-use-battery. For individual use, it is manageable, but when the usage involves other, rechargeable battery can become one-time-use battery oftenly. I have to keep educating and reminding people what batteries are rechargeable, and not throw them off and how to recharge them :palm:.
schmitt trigger:
On the bright side, portable electronic devices have reduced its power consumption significantly as technology advanced.
Other than smallish transistor radios, most devices back then would use C batteries, at least 6 of them. Then they became 6 AAs, then 4, 3 or 2. Nowadays AAAs are the most popular format, with some devices using a single AAA cell.
Now, I know, I know. I am comparing apples to oranges.
But my point stands: far more capable devices require far less power.
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