Batteries..is it me or don't they last here?
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Batteries..is it me or don't they last here?
I just wanted to ask about batteries here in Australia... we seem to go through them like water !! I've bought two family packs of EverReady recently and used them in various items from computer mouse to camera's and will last anything from being dead from the packet, 2 hours , with the max being a couple of days !!! I've tried a other makes and they don't seem any different !!
I'd heard that there are different grades of battery here, domestic and commercial..is this so ? And where can i get some decent ones ?
It's driving us mad, not to mention costing a fortune !!!
Any ideas ?? Sunbound
I'd heard that there are different grades of battery here, domestic and commercial..is this so ? And where can i get some decent ones ?
It's driving us mad, not to mention costing a fortune !!!
Any ideas ?? Sunbound
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I just wanted to ask about batteries here in Australia... we seem to go through them like water !! I've bought two family packs of EverReady recently and used them in various items from computer mouse to camera's and will last anything from being dead from the packet, 2 hours , with the max being a couple of days !!! I've tried a other makes and they don't seem any different !!
I'd heard that there are different grades of battery here, domestic and commercial..is this so ? And where can i get some decent ones ?
It's driving us mad, not to mention costing a fortune !!!
Any ideas ?? Sunbound
I'd heard that there are different grades of battery here, domestic and commercial..is this so ? And where can i get some decent ones ?
It's driving us mad, not to mention costing a fortune !!!
Any ideas ?? Sunbound
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My rose tinted glasses used to make me think that the bread here was sh1te ... I obviously had a false memory syndrome... when I took them off I realised that bread here can be as good as in the uk ...
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Re: Batteries..is it me or don't they last here?
I just wanted to ask about batteries here in Australia... we seem to go through them like water !! I've bought two family packs of EverReady recently and used them in various items from computer mouse to camera's and will last anything from being dead from the packet, 2 hours , with the max being a couple of days !!! I've tried a other makes and they don't seem any different !!
I'd heard that there are different grades of battery here, domestic and commercial..is this so ? And where can i get some decent ones ?
It's driving us mad, not to mention costing a fortune !!!
Any ideas ?? Sunbound
I'd heard that there are different grades of battery here, domestic and commercial..is this so ? And where can i get some decent ones ?
It's driving us mad, not to mention costing a fortune !!!
Any ideas ?? Sunbound
If yes, then the fault could lie in the devices your using. You mention a camera, and a mouse. What other things are the batteries being used in ?
re: the mouse, if you've got one of the cheap infra red ones that has a little usb receiver plugged into your computer / laptop, then I'm pretty sure the mouse will be draining battery power even when you never use it. You really need to buy a better quality mouse, or buy rechargeables.
re: the camera, depending on the model, it will easily drain a couple of AAAs or AAs with some heavy usage.
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I think it may be your rose tinted glasses draining the batteries...
My rose tinted glasses used to make me think that the bread here was sh1te ... I obviously had a false memory syndrome... when I took them off I realised that bread here can be as good as in the uk ...
My rose tinted glasses used to make me think that the bread here was sh1te ... I obviously had a false memory syndrome... when I took them off I realised that bread here can be as good as in the uk ...
So nope ..not buying that answer !!
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funny you should say that.... mother arrived from uk with uk fabric conditioned clothing.. I've had my nose burried in her suitcase all week, tears in my eyes, forgotten how good it was...
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Re: Batteries..is it me or don't they last here?
Did you have these problems before you bought the two family packs of batteries?? if not, then maybe you've bought from a dud batch.
If yes, then the fault could lie in the devices your using. You mention a camera, and a mouse. What other things are the batteries being used in ?
re: the mouse, if you've got one of the cheap infra red ones that has a little usb receiver plugged into your computer / laptop, then I'm pretty sure the mouse will be draining battery power even when you never use it. You really need to buy a better quality mouse, or buy rechargeables.
re: the camera, depending on the model, it will easily drain a couple of AAAs or AAs with some heavy usage.
If yes, then the fault could lie in the devices your using. You mention a camera, and a mouse. What other things are the batteries being used in ?
re: the mouse, if you've got one of the cheap infra red ones that has a little usb receiver plugged into your computer / laptop, then I'm pretty sure the mouse will be draining battery power even when you never use it. You really need to buy a better quality mouse, or buy rechargeables.
re: the camera, depending on the model, it will easily drain a couple of AAAs or AAs with some heavy usage.
We use them no differently here and the difference in how they they last is remarkable otherwise i wouldnt be bothered ..just wondered if anyone can recommend a decent brand that we may have more luck with ? Otherwise i'll have to give the rechargables another go
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Re: Batteries..is it me or don't they last here?
I'm the same when my parents visit.. i just miss how Ariel Automatic got our clothes so clean !!!
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I just wanted to ask about batteries here in Australia... we seem to go through them like water !! I've bought two family packs of EverReady recently and used them in various items from computer mouse to camera's and will last anything from being dead from the packet, 2 hours , with the max being a couple of days !!! I've tried a other makes and they don't seem any different !!
I'd heard that there are different grades of battery here, domestic and commercial..is this so ? And where can i get some decent ones ?
It's driving us mad, not to mention costing a fortune !!!
Any ideas ?? Sunbound
I'd heard that there are different grades of battery here, domestic and commercial..is this so ? And where can i get some decent ones ?
It's driving us mad, not to mention costing a fortune !!!
Any ideas ?? Sunbound
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or in a different direction like the bathwater going down the plug?
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I do tend to steer clear of the batteries you find in places like "the reject shop" or "crazy clarks", you know the ones I mean.
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I just wanted to ask about batteries here in Australia... we seem to go through them like water !! I've bought two family packs of EverReady recently and used them in various items from computer mouse to camera's and will last anything from being dead from the packet, 2 hours , with the max being a couple of days !!! I've tried a other makes and they don't seem any different !!
I'd heard that there are different grades of battery here, domestic and commercial..is this so ? And where can i get some decent ones ?
It's driving us mad, not to mention costing a fortune !!!
Any ideas ?? Sunbound
I'd heard that there are different grades of battery here, domestic and commercial..is this so ? And where can i get some decent ones ?
It's driving us mad, not to mention costing a fortune !!!
Any ideas ?? Sunbound