Cheap Batteries

Ralph, KB8ZOY, forwarded this video on how to obtain AA cells cheaply by buying a 6V lantern battery and then cracking open the case. Has anyone ever tried this? How long do the batteries last?

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  1. Comment by Scott | 2007/10/11 at 12:15:43

    Here’s one that show it doesn’t work…
    http://www.break.com/index/lantern-battery-trick-fails.html

    Which one to believe…?

    I dunno.

  2. Comment by Dan KB6NU | 2007/10/11 at 14:00:15

    Hmmmmmm. That’s amusing. I notice that the brands are different. The one that purportedly contains 32 AA batteries is a brand called “Powercell” while the one that contains four big cells is Eveready.

  3. Comment by Ryan KI4REX | 2007/10/12 at 09:56:48

    Did you happen to notice that the first one is from GAGFILMS? That should have been a giveaway. There has been a big discussion on these videos on both http://www.lifehacker.com and http://www.geeksaresexy.com, your not the only one hoping that his would be true.

  4. Comment by Dan KB6NU | 2007/10/12 at 11:41:46

    Opppppps. I guess I got “gagged.”

  5. Comment by Les Rowe | 2007/10/12 at 14:03:43

    Well I’m out 6 bucks too! EVEREADY 6V has only 4 cells!!!!!
    Lesson learned………

  6. Comment by Walt | 2007/10/16 at 08:36:08

    Dan posed a question not a fact so Dan you didn’t get gagged you asked a question that cost people money.

    Did anyone notice the batteries weren’t soldered together?
    “powercell” is distributed by Walgreens
    Internet tip just because you saw a video does not make it real
    Just because it is written does not make it real…
    has anyone else took apart a “POWERCELL” 6V????


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