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New reuse: Batteries...
Wait for it.. wait for it... wait for it... wait for it... Ok.
My dad was about to toss out a cordless phone - which I neglected to take pics of - that has been sitting around for about 2-3 years, unused, but it was fully charged when it was disconnected 2 years ago.
I showed him something that I consider a "life hack": The battery packs in cordless phones are ALWAYS multi-cell Ni-MH packs... meaning they can be broken into AA or AAA or 1/2AA or LR3 battery parts.
That said - he told me that if I wanted the batteries, I should keep them, as he was just going to toss them out. So, I now have 3 AAA "Green" Batteries, two of which are powering my DVD remote. They still showed 1.12V each after sitting for 2 years... now THAT is a shelf life, considering they're only 1.2V fully charged. (3.6V pack/3AAA cells).
Pics attached.
PS MPaulHolmes - that ohmmeter you see there is the one I finished the job with... it cost me $24 about 4 years ago I think.
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"¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"
I'd like to think that people might open their eyes at some point... instead, I find it more and more likely that I'll just close mine.
-- Author kept secret.
Je ne veux pas d'une meilleure vie. Je veux être heureux avec celle que j'ai maintenant.
(I do not want a better life. I want to be happy with the one I have now.)
Last edited by Christ; 01-05-2009 at 09:13 PM..
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