threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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- ...on the slake
You can pop your ageing batteries by the fireside to revitalise them.
Must work because my gran did for years!
Must work because my gran did for years!
Batteries
- Thread starter Mr Pig
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Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
My gran used to re-vitalise after a spell sitting by the fire, too... 
Davidc
Guru
- Location
- Somerset UK
Use rechargeables. Saves a fortune and they last longer in the lights 'cos they're higher capacity.
I agree with you. Batteries should say what capacity they typically have, in the form - eg: 900 mAH at 250mA discharge to 1.2V when new.
OK it would be a bit less with time, and at a typical disharge rather than for a particular bike light, but if all the manufacturers had to quote to the same discharge for that size of battery at least consumers could see which one would keep their little pink rabbit moving the longest.
I agree with you. Batteries should say what capacity they typically have, in the form - eg: 900 mAH at 250mA discharge to 1.2V when new.
OK it would be a bit less with time, and at a typical disharge rather than for a particular bike light, but if all the manufacturers had to quote to the same discharge for that size of battery at least consumers could see which one would keep their little pink rabbit moving the longest.
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Mr Pig
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threebikesmcginty said:
I used to do that too but a few exploded!
andrew-the-tortoise
Swarfega Abuser
Alkaline batteries also discharge themselves over time in storage [always buy ones with a good date], so aged batteries will have a reduced capacity [mAh].
There are lithium equivalents of AA & AAA cells [lithium batteries do not discharge themselves as much in storage] - might be worth a try but are more expensive.
Never bother with zinc carbon batteries [often sold in pound shops] these are rubbish.
The re-chargeable NMih & Nicads are economical but the terminal voltage is often 0.3v less than the alkaline equivalent - this may cause problems.
There are lithium equivalents of AA & AAA cells [lithium batteries do not discharge themselves as much in storage] - might be worth a try but are more expensive.
Never bother with zinc carbon batteries [often sold in pound shops] these are rubbish.
The re-chargeable NMih & Nicads are economical but the terminal voltage is often 0.3v less than the alkaline equivalent - this may cause problems.
