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Kwackerz
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by Kwackerz » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:46 pm
http://www.usbcell.com/
Quite nifty! The amount of times Ive needed AA's but not had any to hand.
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by Gio » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:04 pm
Lot slower than an a/c socket tho.
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by D-Rider » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:02 pm
Gio wrote:Lot slower than an a/c socket tho.
But maybe brilliant when travelling ..... if only an AAA could take a USB connector!
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by Kwackerz » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:09 pm
D-Rider wrote:Gio wrote:Lot slower than an a/c socket tho.
But maybe brilliant when travelling ..... if only an AAA could take a USB connector!
Oh undoubtedly slower than an A/C socket. But smaller, lighter and a wholly more viable option for things like when Im away with work. 99% of the time i'm there working with my Laptop, so I can charge the batteries for whatever I need during the course of the day (or two) so when there's a shortage of sockets, it's no drama. Four cost 20 quid on Ebay (firebox has them at 12 quid for 2 plus postage) so theyre on par with the cumbersome equivalent rechargables anyways. Plus theyre slightly more geeky, which helps keep my 'dark side' status at work healthy..

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by Fausto » Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:16 pm
Aah but..... they are only 1300 mAh !
Regular rechargeable AAs are 2600 or 2800 and Duracells are 2850 or so.
They won't last very long. Just looking at how much battery space the USB plug takes is a giveaway.
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by Kwackerz » Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:37 pm
Ideal for an MP3 player (which im getting em for)
Charge during the day, listen to MP3 player that evening.

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by Fausto » Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:54 pm
Well they may be - just.
Expensive experiment tho'
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by Kwackerz » Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:10 pm
A tenner wont break the bank that much (2 off Ebay)
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by Gio » Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:10 pm
D-Rider wrote:Gio wrote:Lot slower than an a/c socket tho.
But maybe brilliant when travelling ..... if only an AAA could take a USB connector!
Well it can, I've recharged aaa's using a biro spring as the connector. I buy mine
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by Fausto » Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:50 pm
But it says they are Lithium single use batteries NOT FOR RECHARGING

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by Kwackerz » Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:13 pm
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by Gio » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:50 pm
Well sorry about that just do a search for the rechargeable ones

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by Kwackerz » Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:17 am
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by BikerGran » Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:03 pm
I use AA batteries for several things - camera, personal cd player (yes I'm a donosaur!), torches - I've given up on rechargeables as they just don't seem to last very long on each recharge. I find it easier just to make sure I always have a good supply of throwaway ones.
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