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expiredN3RD_01 posted Sep 19, 2025 02:58 PM
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expiredN3RD_01 posted Sep 19, 2025 02:58 PM
Recycled Batteries + Tester: 200ct Alkaline AA or AAA $10, 100ct CR2032 Lithium
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The bigger problem is that I doubt I will ever use 200 AAA batteries before their shelf life expires
Or leaking. Kind of like Costco Kirkland batteries vs Duracell, both made at the same factory, but Duracell don't leak over time. Not worth skimping on batteries.
The bigger problem is that I doubt I will ever use 200 AAA batteries before their shelf life expires
Or leaking. Kind of like Costco Kirkland batteries vs Duracell, both made at the same factory, but Duracell don't leak over time. Not worth skimping on batteries.
offtopic: what's the use case for non-rechargeable batteries, other than the 1.5V vs 1.2V difference?
There are lots of things that get very seldom use, like less than 5 minutes/year. Think DVD player remote, luggage scale, multimeter, etc. In these devices, you change batteries not because your use drained the battery but because the battery got too old. If a battery lasts 10 years in something and the non-rechargeable costs 1/4 of a rechargeable, the rechargeable would need to last 4x non-rechargeables; that's 40 years. A rechargeable probably would not last that long. You might not live that long. There's also the time value of money, to have the extra expense of rechargeables tied up in batteries that need decades to pay off; you're better off with disposables.
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Haven't met a rechargeable 2032 yet, so I'm in for a pack. Thanks!
The ML2032 exists.
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The bigger problem is that I doubt I will ever use 200 AAA batteries before their shelf life expires
Or leaking. Kind of like Costco Kirkland batteries vs Duracell, both made at the same factory, but Duracell don't leak over time. Not worth skimping on batteries.
Duracells absolutely do leak over time. I've switched to energizer because of it
If something is only being used 5 minutes a year, the battery should only be in it for that 5 minutes. No reason to leave a battery in something used so rarely other than laziness.
I don't use these things just once a year. I use remotes as often as remotes get used, luggage scale at least a dozen times a year (I use it to weigh things for ebay shipping that's too heavy for a kitchen scale, but require more precision than a bathroom scale), multimeter also a dozen times a year. It's just each use is only for a couple seconds long that TOTAL 5 minutes; that's why the battery drain is so low. The luggage scale and multimeter have screws holding the battery cover, so it requires a screwdriver to take out.
God, people make a battery leak sound like the death knell of anything. The cmos battery of computer leak? Guess the only option is to replace the whole computer.
The bigger problem is that I doubt I will ever use 200 AAA batteries before their shelf life expires
Or leaking. Kind of like Costco Kirkland batteries vs Duracell, both made at the same factory, but Duracell don't leak over time. Not worth skimping on batteries.
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The bigger problem is that I doubt I will ever use 200 AAA batteries before their shelf life expires
Or leaking. Kind of like Costco Kirkland batteries vs Duracell, both made at the same factory, but Duracell don't leak over time. Not worth skimping on batteries.
Duracells absolutely do leak over time. I've switched to energizer because of it
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If something is only being used 5 minutes a year, the battery should only be in it for that 5 minutes. No reason to leave a battery in something used so rarely other than laziness.
I don't use these things just once a year. I use remotes as often as remotes get used, luggage scale at least a dozen times a year (I use it to weigh things for ebay shipping that's too heavy for a kitchen scale, but require more precision than a bathroom scale), multimeter also a dozen times a year. It's just each use is only for a couple seconds long that TOTAL 5 minutes; that's why the battery drain is so low. The luggage scale and multimeter have screws holding the battery cover, so it requires a screwdriver to take out.
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