Cheapest place to buy car batteries? - AnandTech Forums
Apr 3, 2012 · The most important factor in a car batteries ultimate life is the number of days the battery sits without being used. Once the acid is poured in, the clock starts. A battery sitting for three months will have a higher fail rate, and shorter life than one sitting one month.
Using a car battery with an APC UPS - AnandTech Forums
Nov 20, 2009 · First car batteries are NOT meant for cycling use! You need an AGM battery designed for deep cycle use. The charger in the UPS may or may not like this. Even more important is these units have inverters designed for intermittent use. They DEPEND on their internal batteries becoming exhausted in just few minutes under full load conditions.
Is there any difference in car batteries? | AnandTech Forums ...
Oct 24, 2011 · Depending on where you live, that can be a useless warranty. Batteries last a minimum of 5 years up here in the cold. My parents are still using the original oem batteries in both of their 2005 vehicles. I put a brand name battery in my car because the brand name one had a higher amp rating.
Walmart Car Battery: 15% heavier for double the price. Worth it?
Oct 28, 2015 · Take a look for Exide AGM batteries, they've got a LOT more power than regular lead acid batteries and if you're spending $100/$108, you might as well spend $130-$150 for a killer battery. However for your particular car, if I were in …
Is ebay a good place to buy a laptop battery?
Dec 30, 2003 · Most places will call a battery 'new' if it hasn't been removed from its original packaging, which unfortunately won't help you because batteries begin to degrade at manufacture. I have purchased a few 'new' batteries for a very old (2007-era) laptop and even though they are OEM and in original unopened packaging, are all dead.
Dollar Store batteries vs $5 batteries - AnandTech Forums
May 16, 2009 · We bought a pack of AA batteries at a dollar store last summer to use in our camera (cheap digital). Each pair of the batteries would let us take 5 pictures. Went and boutght a pack of name brand from the grocery store and were able to take 100+ pics per pair. There's a reason the dollar store batteries are "no-name" and a dollar. lol
CR2032 batteries comparison - AnandTech Forums
Nov 2, 2015 · A single batch of batteries that I had, after a year of sitting unused, tested differently across that batch. Some had 3+ volts, some had like 2.75 volts, some were even lower. Get a cheap multimeter and test them that way. The batteries are so super cheap off ebay you can just get a batch, throw away the lower-testing ones, and come out ahead.
Why do some things say NOT to use rechargeable batteries???
Oct 9, 1999 · I just remembered, I had this RC car that required rechargeable batteries. It said it like 15 times in the manual and all over the battery compartment. "USE ONLY NICD BATTERIES!" I thought it was kind of funny. And boy could that thing suck down batteries! :Q Come to think of it, that car may be worth something some day.
Lowest voltage I can still start my car? - AnandTech Forums
Oct 25, 2013 · I've seen batteries struggle at around 12v and crank happily at more like 11.5. The latter is usually with large, high-quality batteries. Technically they're both 12.6v, 6 cell, lead acid batteries, and that shouldn't be the case. But it's what I've observed. Basically, it's …
Are NiMH batteries bad for use in things like clocks, remote …
Oct 13, 2003 · NiMH batteries have a high rate of self-discharge. Leave them 2 or 3 weeks and they'll be exhausted due to internal discharging. It's fine if you want to buy expensive batteries and recharge them once a fortnight but, given that alkaline batteries can last several years in remote controls[*] or clocks, it seems like they are by far the best option.