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Re: 1957 LED

From	Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: 1957 LED
Date	2015-12-17 14:53 -0500
Organization	National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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On Wed, 16 Dec 2015, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> On 2015-12-16, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote:
>
>> I'd never buy a new camera that didn't use AA batteries, so if I was
>> really stuck, I could put in alkaline bought at the corner store.
>
> I used to think that way myself - the versatility is hard to beat.
> But I've found that most such cameras seem to demand every bit of
> voltage AAs can put out, so they don't last long.  Even worse, the
> slightly lower voltage of rechargeables mean that the camera can
> barely work with them at all.
>
About a decade ago, someone gave me a DSLR, all of 1.6MP, he'd upgraded. 
That thing took four AAs, and the batteries were done in a minute.

I was lucky, from another source I got a 2MP "point and shoot" which 
worked out better, despite not being  a DSLR.  That camera used only 2 
AAs, but I had to constanly remember to charge them if I was going to use 
the camera.

But then about 2009 I got a new Canon, and generally I can at least get 
some photos out of it before needing charging, even after months.  But 
then, I've switched to those Duracell precharged batteries, which at the 
very least hold the charge much better.  And I imagine the cameras 
have gotten better at running at lower voltage, so you get more life that 
way.

> I too am tired of this never-ending stream of exotic batteries
> which are only compatible with the camera du jour - but at least
> they seem to be a better match electrically.
>
I bought a pair of FRS walkie talkies at a garage sale, no charger, for 
five dollars.  They were actually in with the toys.  They actually come 
with a pack of rechargeable batteries, but so organized that regular AAA 
batteries can be used too.  That seems like maybe the best solution.

I've yet to try them as walkie-talkies, I discovered they have the ability 
to receive the weather stations at 162MHz, and these are realy good at 
that.  Beats the Weatherradio I had forty years ago from Radio Shack, 
beats the windup Eton "emergency" radio I found a few years ago.

   Michael

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1957 LED hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-10 11:03 -0800
  Re: 1957 LED Al Kossow <aek@bitsavers.org> - 2015-12-10 11:06 -0800
    Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-10 14:44 -0500
      Re: 1957 LED hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-11 07:41 -0800
        Re: 1957 LED Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-12-11 16:37 +0000
        Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-11 14:42 -0500
    Re: 1957 LED philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2015-12-10 13:56 -0600
      Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-10 22:59 -0500
        Re: 1957 LED "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-12-11 08:20 -0600
          Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-11 14:33 -0500
      Re: 1957 LED Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-12-13 07:58 -0800
        Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-13 13:00 -0500
      Re: 1957 LED Lon <lon.stowell@comcast.net> - 2015-12-13 12:48 -0700
        Re: 1957 LED Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-12-14 09:07 +0000
          Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-14 11:47 -0500
          Re: 1957 LED rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) - 2015-12-16 14:55 +0000
            Re: 1957 LED Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-12-16 16:32 +0000
              Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-16 14:17 -0500
              Re: 1957 LED "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-12-16 18:15 -0600
                Re: 1957 LED Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-12-17 07:58 +0000
                Re: 1957 LED Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-12-17 13:21 +0000
        Re: 1957 LED Ingo Paschke <ipaschke@lpclabs.de> - 2015-12-14 11:11 +0100
    Re: 1957 LED Stephen Wolstenholme <steve@easynn.com> - 2015-12-11 10:58 +0000
      Re: 1957 LED Lon <lon.stowell@comcast.net> - 2015-12-13 12:50 -0700
        Re: 1957 LED Stephen Wolstenholme <steve@easynn.com> - 2015-12-14 12:57 +0000
          Re: 1957 LED "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-12-14 14:07 +0000
            Re: 1957 LED Stephen Wolstenholme <steve@easynn.com> - 2015-12-14 14:33 +0000
    Re: 1957 LED hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-11 07:31 -0800
      Re: 1957 LED Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-12-13 07:42 -0800
        Re: 1957 LED Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-12-14 09:39 +0000
        Re: 1957 LED Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2015-12-14 17:07 -0600
          Re: 1957 LED Alfred Falk <falk@arc.ab.ca> - 2015-12-15 18:53 +0000
            Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-15 15:05 -0500
              Re: 1957 LED hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-16 07:32 -0800
                Re: 1957 LED Alfred Falk <falk@arc.ab.ca> - 2015-12-16 17:23 +0000
                Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-16 14:23 -0500
                Re: 1957 LED Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-12-16 20:13 +0000
                Re: 1957 LED hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-16 13:15 -0800
                Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-17 14:53 -0500
                Re: 1957 LED "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-12-17 14:17 -0600
                Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-18 19:43 -0500
                Re: 1957 LED "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-12-20 20:02 -0600
                Re: 1957 LED hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-21 10:31 -0800
                Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-21 14:53 -0500
                Re: 1957 LED mausg@mail.com - 2015-12-21 20:27 +0000
                Re: 1957 LED Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 18:48 -0500
          Re: 1957 LED davidmylastname@acm.org (David Griffith) - 2015-12-16 02:43 +0000
          Re: 1957 LED Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2015-12-16 17:44 -0400
  Re: 1957 LED scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-12-10 19:13 +0000
    Re: 1957 LED "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-12-10 20:17 +0000
      Re: 1957 LED Lawrence Statton <lawrence@sengiuo.mx> - 2015-12-10 17:10 -0600
      Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-10 23:00 -0500
        Re: 1957 LED isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-12-10 21:21 -0800
          Re: 1957 LED Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-12-11 08:01 +0000
            Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-11 14:30 -0500
            Re: 1957 LED "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-12-11 15:36 -0600
              Re: 1957 LED Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-12-12 07:55 +0000
                Re: 1957 LED mausg@mail.com - 2015-12-12 11:20 +0000
                Re: 1957 LED Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-12-12 15:39 +0000
                Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-12 10:50 -0500
                Re: 1957 LED Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-12-13 08:00 +0000
                Re: 1957 LED "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-12-13 11:10 +0000
              Re: 1957 LED Lon <lon.stowell@comcast.net> - 2015-12-13 12:51 -0700
        Re: 1957 LED "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-12-11 10:59 +0000
          Re: 1957 LED Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-12-11 15:46 +0000
            Re: 1957 LED "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-12-11 17:37 +0000
              Re: 1957 LED Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-12-11 18:34 +0000
                Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-11 14:49 -0500
                Re: 1957 LED "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-12-11 15:39 -0600
                Re: 1957 LED Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-12-11 22:46 +0000
                Re: 1957 LED Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-11 19:07 -0500
                Re: 1957 LED Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-12-12 01:04 +0000
                Re: 1957 LED Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-12-12 08:54 +0000
        Re: 1957 LED hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-11 11:52 -0800
          Re: 1957 LED "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-12-11 15:46 -0600
            Re: 1957 LED Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-12-11 22:56 +0000
        Re: 1957 LED "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-12-11 15:35 -0600
        Re: 1957 LED Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-12-13 07:51 -0800
  Re: 1957 LED Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2015-12-10 17:09 -0600

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