Why does rotating a nearly dead battery revive it for a bit?

[aphex]

Dead Remote.. Spin the batteries and you can usually get a little more juice... why is that?

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Because you touch yourself at night.

(Seriously, I don't know)

 

[d33pt]

that's cause all the electrons point the same way after you rotate it.

 

[silent tone]

Cleans the contacts?

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: silent tone
Cleans the contacts?

Yep. Makes it easier for what little power is left to get through.

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: silent tone
Cleans the contacts?

Yep. Makes it easier for what little power is left to get through.

Good to use Alcohol?

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: intogamer

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: silent tone
Cleans the contacts?

Yep. Makes it easier for what little power is left to get through.

Good to use Alcohol?

I think white vinegar would be better in that respect.

 

[2Xtreme21]

I find that igniting a battery makes it last a little longer.

 

[NiteWulf]

It's probably because the time it takes you to pull the batteries out and rotate them allows the chemicals in the battery to react with each other to produce a stronger charge. It's temporary because when you use the device again the charge falls back to unusable levels and the reaction can't keep up with the drain