Can a $2.50 gadget extend alkaline battery life by 800%?
@Gyrofrog wrote: I remember about 25 years ago when someone claimed that coloring the inner plastic ring of a CD with a highlighter pen would improve the sound quality. Someone did this one better and...
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@Bozobub wrote: Considering alkaline (and rechargeable) batteries stay at pretty much full voltage (for a given load) for nearly all of their capacity...LOL. Even if it works as a "joule thief"...
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@Bozobub wrote: An amusing corollary is "Shakti Stones". Read full topic
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@glenblank wrote: Here's the real catch on the claims of battery-life extension (aside from the assumption of low current drain) from the patent application: Some electronic equipments that use...
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@SteampunkBanana wrote: I use Monster Cables on my AA batteries, they're great! Read full topic
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@Nck_Wntrhltr wrote: Do these work by reversing the polarity of the neutron flow? Read full topic
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@Boundegar wrote: I used to get the same effect with a special cardboard pyramid. It was cheaper, and also kept my razor blades sharp! Read full topic
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@amadaden wrote: You nailed it. From the first link First he ran tests on two “dead” AA batteries with a power meter. The batteries read 1.3 volts each. He then put the batteries inside a Bluetooth...
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@nothingfuture wrote: I'm not ignorant of physics! I know full well you can make something out of nothing because GOD did it. Duh./s Read full topic
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@Daemonworks wrote: beschizza: Also, the first sentence of the post ("It betteridge!") means NO. Perhaps for those readers who are 1: familiar with Betteridge's law and 2: remember what it's called....
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@GlennF wrote: beschizza: Not all skepticism has to be posed in the 'humorless, sighing curmudgeon' voice, a performance with a very saturated market, and one that isn't anywhere near as convincing as...
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@pjcamp wrote: Until proven otherwise, I'm assuming bullshit. Alkaline batteries go bad not because the voltage is too low but because the internal resistance increases to the point that no usable...
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@Chaz_Larson wrote: Still available! Read full topic
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@ActionAbe wrote: I remember one ad for a doohickey that basically required you to inject water into your engine. At the time I wrote about it that I didn't know as much about engines as I do now, but...
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@Flossaluzitarin wrote: I don't get it. Miser water-injection engines (used to be common in Japan, for city use) worked okay. But someone put it forth as a 'power of hydrogen' bit like it made your...
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@ActionAbe wrote: Flossaluzitarin: Miser water-injection engines (used to be common in Japan, for city use) worked okay. But someone put it forth as a 'power of hydrogen' bit like it made your engine...
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@Gyrofrog wrote: Read full topic
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@billstewart wrote: I don't know if the 800% number is realistic, but I've had a number of electrical or electronic devices that meet the use case for this thing - they really want 1.5 volts, and stop...
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@LDoBe wrote: I've tried NiMH batteries in lots of devices, and I've never been impressed by their performance. Especially in high-powered LED flashlights. They start off at about 60% as bright as...
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@lolipop_jones wrote: Water injection was common in high-performance airplane engines. If I only had a car with a Pratt & Whitney R-4360, I'd be able to give you a user report. Read full topic
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@ActionAbe wrote: lolipop_jones: Water injection was common in high-performance airplane engines. If I only had a car with a Pratt & Whitney R-4360, I'd be able to give you a user report. Water...
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@shaddack wrote: This just in time. (include from Hackaday.com): It’s not on Kickstarter yet, but this product is already making its media debut, with features in all the tech blogs, an astonishing...
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@shaddack wrote: Gyrofrog: I remember about 25 years ago when someone claimed that coloring the inner plastic ring of a CD with a highlighter pen would improve the sound quality. In an even more...
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@shaddack wrote: ActionAbe: There doesn't seem to be enough room for digital circuitry to make it smart. There's usually a plenty of space for digital electronics. See the MicroSemi IGLOO Nano FPGA...
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