Battery life extender
Jun 3, 2015 11:27:47 #
I ran across this gem on another forum. It looks like it has promise.
Touted to extend battery life 8 times; I'd be happy for half that. My Harmony 650 remote eats batteries. Have to replace them every 35 to 40 days. This device can even boost rechargeable battery voltage, but I'm hesitant to use it on secondary batteries since it may end up destroying them.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2928997/batteriser-is-a-250-gadget-that-extends-disposable-battery-life-by-800-percent.html
source: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3855104#forum-post-55925264
Touted to extend battery life 8 times; I'd be happy for half that. My Harmony 650 remote eats batteries. Have to replace them every 35 to 40 days. This device can even boost rechargeable battery voltage, but I'm hesitant to use it on secondary batteries since it may end up destroying them.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2928997/batteriser-is-a-250-gadget-that-extends-disposable-battery-life-by-800-percent.html
source: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3855104#forum-post-55925264
Jun 3, 2015 11:37:05 #
llamb wrote:
I ran across this gem on another forum. It looks ... (show quote)
I would have no use for it, as I never use disposable batteries.
Jun 3, 2015 11:40:42 #
Jun 3, 2015 11:42:05 #
Great article!
I'd love to see this work as touted!
:-)
I wish rechargeable batteries were 1.5 volt :-/
Some of my equipment won't accept them because of the low voltage, I'd be able to use rechargeables in everything! :-)
GT
I'd love to see this work as touted!
:-)
I wish rechargeable batteries were 1.5 volt :-/
Some of my equipment won't accept them because of the low voltage, I'd be able to use rechargeables in everything! :-)
GT
Jun 3, 2015 12:05:10 #
llamb wrote:
I ran across this gem on another forum. It looks ... (show quote)
My Harmony remote sits on a dock, I haven't touched the batteries forÂ…oh I don't know, probably going on ten years.
Jun 3, 2015 13:34:12 #
GTinSoCal wrote:
Great article!
I'd love to see this work as touted!
:-)
I wish rechargeable batteries were 1.5 volt :-/
Some of my equipment won't accept them because of the low voltage, I'd be able to use rechargeables in everything! :-)
GT
I'd love to see this work as touted!
:-)
I wish rechargeable batteries were 1.5 volt :-/
Some of my equipment won't accept them because of the low voltage, I'd be able to use rechargeables in everything! :-)
GT
I use rechargeables in about everything, as well as 1.5 volt AA rechargeables.
Jun 3, 2015 14:11:45 #
I've never seen a 1.5v rechargeable :-/
All the ones I've ever seen are rated at 1.2v, including the ever popular eneloop.
GT
All the ones I've ever seen are rated at 1.2v, including the ever popular eneloop.
GT
speters wrote:
I use rechargeables in about everything, as well as 1.5 volt AA rechargeables.
Jun 3, 2015 14:24:36 #
The voltage boost sounds remotely feasible but by the time voltage falls to 1.3 I seriously doubt there is enough energy left in the battery for these devices to allow another 50% out of the battery before it is dead.
I'm interested enough to look at manufacturer's published discharge curves for alkaline batteries.
I'm interested enough to look at manufacturer's published discharge curves for alkaline batteries.
Jun 3, 2015 14:24:58 #
Jun 3, 2015 16:31:33 #
Copper Top batteries at 100 Ma discharge rate reach 1.3 volts after supplying about 0.6 amp hours. At 1 volt they have supplied 2.1 amp hours. Of course boosting 1 volt to 1.5, assuming 100% efficiency of the voltage boost, the battery would supply 150 Ma at 1 volt for an output of 1.5 volts at 100 Ma.
Perhaps not snake oil, but at least this Alkaline battery looks like an extension of 2.5 or 3 times, not 8 times.
Perhaps not snake oil, but at least this Alkaline battery looks like an extension of 2.5 or 3 times, not 8 times.
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