Wiki nerds... Top Definition shit-ton Widely adaptable large unit of measure. Generally speaking, take an amount of something that an average person may have and add a shitload more to it. This results in a shit-ton. Kilby has a shit-ton of old NES games.
This will recharge alkalines, but it won't be the same full charge as a new unused alkaline. Well, it will be a full charge the first recharge or two, but alkalines wear out much faster, and hold less percentage-of-a-new-battery-charge each recharge, than real rechargeables. This kind of thing has been around awhile - Dick Clark sold a different As Seen On TV version 15-20 years ago. You can get 5 or maybe 10 more good uses from your Energizer and Duracell alkalines, probably not more. Not good for high drain things but good enough for your remotes and mouses. This also charges NiMHs and NiCds. So it's useful enough.
Rechargeable lithium for cameras and things which don't draw a lot of power. Initial cost high, but last a long time. Disposable for everything else, cheap and I have a lot of them.
If you have more rechargeable batteries than you have charger slots, you never know whether the loose ones are dead or not. I'd like to have like a 12 slot charger with individual status indication, but they aren't free -- and the Meh non-rechargeable batteries almost are.
Disposables. A rechargeable can be drained to the point of no return. The devices that we use the most tend to do that.
The devices are smart in that they have boost converters that boost the voltage from aging alkalines, so they can get every last drop of power out of the alkalines. They are really dumb, in that they kill rechargeables.
Rechargeables: less money, less waste, less hassle.
I have 24 AA and 8 AAA Eneloops I purchased at various times along with three 4-battery chargers that will accept both sizes. I've used them exclusively for years and put them in everything from remotes to Bluetooth keyboards to camera flashes without finding an incompatible device.
I charge individual sets after depletion and have a reminder on my phone to charge them all once a quarter (could probably get away with once every six months, really). If I even get a quarter of the charging cycles claimed by Sanyo, I won't have to buy another AA/AAA battery until I'm close to retirement.
In addition, I don't have to store and keep track of hundreds of batteries, wonder if the current set has enough juice for one more use/day, risk running out of batteries at an inopportune time, or feel the slight pang of guilt/regret as I throw away something single-use.
OK, People of MEH that use rechargeable batteries, I need help! I'm looking at someone else's suggestion of Amazon basics for batteries, and decided I'd try their C and D batteries, but I now will need a C &D charger. Something decent. Main reason I want to get rechargeable batteries is they tend to leak less than disposables and this will be for baby stuff. I find that the converters/spacers for AA size don't give the longevity that I'm looking for. Suggestions Please?
@sohmageek Waited a bit too long, but Amazon basics doesn't do C&D, nor does Eneloop they have spacers which don't give me quite the only change every 3-6 months or so in the kid toys. More like every 3-6 weeks, or it doesn't work too well. So suggestions for C, D, and Possibly 9 volt batteries that are like the eneloop batteries for shelf longevity.
Disposable ... Because I bought a metric shit ton from meh.com already.
@saodell That's the SI standard for the shit ton. Often spelled "shite-tonne." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units
Wiki nerds... Top Definition shit-ton Widely adaptable large unit of measure. Generally speaking, take an amount of something that an average person may have and add a shitload more to it. This results in a shit-ton. Kilby has a shit-ton of old NES games.
Rechargeable: less hassle, more power
@Fen_Star More energy too.
This will recharge alkalines, but it won't be the same full charge as a new unused alkaline. Well, it will be a full charge the first recharge or two, but alkalines wear out much faster, and hold less percentage-of-a-new-battery-charge each recharge, than real rechargeables. This kind of thing has been around awhile - Dick Clark sold a different As Seen On TV version 15-20 years ago. You can get 5 or maybe 10 more good uses from your Energizer and Duracell alkalines, probably not more. Not good for high drain things but good enough for your remotes and mouses. This also charges NiMHs and NiCds. So it's useful enough.
usually disposable because rechargeables require a conscious effort to maintain them and like that's gonna happen in my house.
Rechargeable lithium for cameras and things which don't draw a lot of power. Initial cost high, but last a long time. Disposable for everything else, cheap and I have a lot of them.
If you have more rechargeable batteries than you have charger slots, you never know whether the loose ones are dead or not. I'd like to have like a 12 slot charger with individual status indication, but they aren't free -- and the Meh non-rechargeable batteries almost are.
@walarney Different colors of Storacells?
@brhfl That might be worth a try. Thanks for the tip.
Disposables. A rechargeable can be drained to the point of no return. The devices that we use the most tend to do that.
The devices are smart in that they have boost converters that boost the voltage from aging alkalines, so they can get every last drop of power out of the alkalines. They are really dumb, in that they kill rechargeables.
Rechargeables: less money, less waste, less hassle.
I have 24 AA and 8 AAA Eneloops I purchased at various times along with three 4-battery chargers that will accept both sizes. I've used them exclusively for years and put them in everything from remotes to Bluetooth keyboards to camera flashes without finding an incompatible device.
I charge individual sets after depletion and have a reminder on my phone to charge them all once a quarter (could probably get away with once every six months, really). If I even get a quarter of the charging cycles claimed by Sanyo, I won't have to buy another AA/AAA battery until I'm close to retirement.
In addition, I don't have to store and keep track of hundreds of batteries, wonder if the current set has enough juice for one more use/day, risk running out of batteries at an inopportune time, or feel the slight pang of guilt/regret as I throw away something single-use.
OK, People of MEH that use rechargeable batteries, I need help! I'm looking at someone else's suggestion of Amazon basics for batteries, and decided I'd try their C and D batteries, but I now will need a C &D charger. Something decent. Main reason I want to get rechargeable batteries is they tend to leak less than disposables and this will be for baby stuff. I find that the converters/spacers for AA size don't give the longevity that I'm looking for. Suggestions Please?
@sohmageek Waited a bit too long, but Amazon basics doesn't do C&D, nor does Eneloop they have spacers which don't give me quite the only change every 3-6 months or so in the kid toys. More like every 3-6 weeks, or it doesn't work too well. So suggestions for C, D, and Possibly 9 volt batteries that are like the eneloop batteries for shelf longevity.