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Check your batteries in your pins lately?

superjackpot

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Menace said:
you could always use Lithium AA instead ...

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+1 on the Lithium. Have a set of these in my folded TZ. Three years now. Hmm, maybe I should check them.

I may go the eneloop route since they have great staying power. I ordered a few dozen of their aa/aaa from Dell back when they were on sale in November. I swear by these batteries. I have a point and shoot camera that only takes double A. When I load fresh Duracell AA they only last 1-2 hours under continuous use. The Eneloops have made it well past that point. They will easily pay for themselves. I use them exclusively for xbox controllers and tv remotes.

Anyone try this type of battery in a pinball game?
 

Honey Badger

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spiroagnew said:
25 Energizer AAs at Best Buy for $12.99...special display at checkout.

Well according to Geoff, Energizers are the way to go. In all of his years of operating he told me he had never seen one leak. I have since switched over as I have had Duracells leak after a year. I would take the word and trust someone who has been operating for over 20 years.
 

Chris Bardon

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Do those 'watch' batterries need replacing at the same frequency or what?

I was actually wondering the same thing myself. I don't think so, since these kinds of batteries are used all over the place, and I haven't heard of one leaking, although I have seen them die on things like a PC motherboard. Does anyone bother changing these?
 

mwong168

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Chris Bardon said:
I was actually wondering the same thing myself. I don't think so, since these kinds of batteries are used all over the place, and I haven't heard of one leaking, although I have seen them die on things like a PC motherboard. Does anyone bother changing these?

I've never seen these CR2032 batteries on 5-10+ years old motherboards ever leak so you might fine.