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Making 'dead' disposible batteries last longer

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http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/02/technology/make-battery-last-longer-batteriser/index.html

When you throw out your disposable AAs because your remote stopped working, they actually still had about 80% of their power remaining.

A new $2.50 battery sleeve called the Batteriser, coming to Amazon this fall, promises to extend the life of your batteries up to eight times longer by drawing out their remaining power -- which you were about to throw in the garbage. The tiny, 0.1 millimeter-thick stainless steel Batteriser sleeve features an incredibly small circuit board, built to tap into the battery's remaining energy.

For example, a typical AA battery will stop working after 240 minutes of use powering a remote control, 95 minutes powering portable speakers, or just 38 minutes powering an RC toy. Roohparvar claims that the Batteriser can get 1,185 minutes out of a remote (5 times more energy), 570 minutes out of portable speakers (6x) or 355 minutes out of an RC toy (9x).

Batteriser can continue to deliver a 1.5 volt charge from batteries that have actually discharged down to 0.6 volts.


but this statement makes think think huh:
He said it's a cheaper solution than rechargeable batteries. And those rechargeable batteries are typically made of lithium, which isn't compatible with many battery-powered products.

WTF?


so his product is basically a voltage regulator, kinda like the same as the circuitry in Cree flashlights where it will push near constant 100% brightness then 0%.
 
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$2.50 is about the price of a rechargeable battery. I really dont see this thing taking off even if it worked.
 
An Alkaline battery cannot even sustain 1.5v for any significant amount of time under a modest load. Once you start getting beyond a 500ma load (which a regator will probably do to maintain voltage), these batteries completely choke. Basically a regulator would discharge the battery quicker when the voltage gets lower.

Good quality NIMH batteries and a regulator would be a superior solution. Though I'm reasonbably certain the above is a scam.
 
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