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Business model...
Sep. 7th, 2016 02:46 pmIt occurs to me that the business model for the sale of rechargeable small batteries (such as AA and AAA) is based on the not-entirely-true premise that using rechargeables is as convenient as using the throwaway alkaline kind.
Over the course of the past couple of weeks, I've found myself having to replace batteries now, only to either not be able to find the right replacement rechargeables in among my junk, or finding the right batteries that have no charge.
Theoretically, modern rechargeable small batteries retain a charge for a long time, which suggests I simply failed to recharge them, which—while possibly the result of laziness on my part—might just as easily be the result of not having the charger at hand when the batteries were removed. After all, the "main mission" when faced with dead batteries is to replace them with batteries that "work."
In any event, the fact that current chargers take most of the day (going on six hours, now) to charge four batteries doesn't help the case for the use of rechargeable batteries. I've long since gone to the store and bought alkalines.
Cheers...
Over the course of the past couple of weeks, I've found myself having to replace batteries now, only to either not be able to find the right replacement rechargeables in among my junk, or finding the right batteries that have no charge.
Theoretically, modern rechargeable small batteries retain a charge for a long time, which suggests I simply failed to recharge them, which—while possibly the result of laziness on my part—might just as easily be the result of not having the charger at hand when the batteries were removed. After all, the "main mission" when faced with dead batteries is to replace them with batteries that "work."
In any event, the fact that current chargers take most of the day (going on six hours, now) to charge four batteries doesn't help the case for the use of rechargeable batteries. I've long since gone to the store and bought alkalines.
Cheers...
