Gotta go for rechargeables. Be a true dullard and ask people to buy you rechargeable batteries for Christmas. A few birthdays and christmases and youll have enough to not worry about tracking them down.
I have mixed feelings over those new Lithium ion AA batteries.
They require special charging means (USBC on the battery itself or a special charger bank) and they don’t fall off on voltage.
Its great to have a perfect 1.5v but it doesn’t wane down. It just dies.
In a TV remote or flashlight it’s great. I use them in devices that provide low battery warning like Xbox controllers and the low battery indicator never goes off. This is annoying if it just dies out of nowhere while gaming.
Great for personal use (I haven’t had any capacity problems for over a decade) but horrible for workplace etc.: people don’t understand that they’re rechargeable and throw them away 😭
I’m not sure if it’s a buck converter specifically because iirc there are different types of converters that lead to the same result. But something along those lines, yes.
Make sure you get the ones that are smart chargers and can monitor cells individually! You’ll thank yourself later when you don’t have to worry about mixing and matching arbitrary brands and capacities.
Gotta go for rechargeables. Be a true dullard and ask people to buy you rechargeable batteries for Christmas. A few birthdays and christmases and youll have enough to not worry about tracking them down.
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I have mixed feelings over those new Lithium ion AA batteries.
They require special charging means (USBC on the battery itself or a special charger bank) and they don’t fall off on voltage.
Its great to have a perfect 1.5v but it doesn’t wane down. It just dies.
In a TV remote or flashlight it’s great. I use them in devices that provide low battery warning like Xbox controllers and the low battery indicator never goes off. This is annoying if it just dies out of nowhere while gaming.
Got lucky recently. My wife stumbled upon a shop that was closing and was selling their stuff at huge discount. 50% for AA and AAA rechargeables.
We be gatekeeping dullness, now?
My dearest stranger, there is not a thing that cannot be gate kept and which is not gate kept on the internet.
Great for personal use (I haven’t had any capacity problems for over a decade) but horrible for workplace etc.: people don’t understand that they’re rechargeable and throw them away 😭
Depending on the use case they might not have the energy capacity, voltage or current capacity that primary cells are needed for
True, but if the voltage is the main concern, there are li-ion based rechargeable ones that deliver stable 1.5V until they’re nearly empty.
Do they have a built in buck converter?
I’m not sure if it’s a buck converter specifically because iirc there are different types of converters that lead to the same result. But something along those lines, yes.
Digital cameras famously have issues with rechargeables for that reason. They’re really picky about getting that voltage at the 1.5V per cell level.
Is there still a market for anything in the middle ground between phone camera and mirrorless/DSLR?
They still make and sell these devices at my local supermarket. There has to be somebody buying them.
Make sure you get the ones that are smart chargers and can monitor cells individually! You’ll thank yourself later when you don’t have to worry about mixing and matching arbitrary brands and capacities.