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by EL1 2 on February 23rd, 2007

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How can I save money with batteries? My camera flash uses about 6 AAs a month, my keyboard uses 2 AAAs every two months, and my mouse uses 2 AAs every two months.

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  • by John. on February 23rd, 2007

    John.

    I recommend getting rechargable batteries. They will be expensive at first, but use little power to charge so there isnt going to be a power bill increase.

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  • by CDM191 on March 17th, 2007

    CDM191

    There are two alternatives you could choose from.

    - As already mentioned you could purchase rechargeable batteries. Although these would be expensive at first, you could get many years of use out of them, providing they are used correctly (i.e. only charging them once they have completely 'run out' of power, rather than topping them up).

    - However, an alternative to rechargeable batteries, would be to purchase single use Lithium batteries,
    http://www.rapidonline.com/productinfo.aspx?tier1=Electrical+%26+Power&tier2=Batteries&tier3=Lithium&tier4=Lithium+AA+cells&moduleno=62244
    These, should last much longer than normal alkaline cells, and are specifically designed to be used in either High Drain applications (like digital camera's, flashes etc.) or in Low Drain applications that need to last for long periods of time (like clocks, computer mice and keyboards, etc.)

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  • by anonymous on February 23rd, 2007

    anonymous

    buy a rechargeable battery pack and batteries, it will eventually pay off

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  • by MetroidMan on February 9th, 2008

    MetroidMan

    Buy rechargeable batteries, a pack only costs about 10 dollars, I dont think chargers are that expensive

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  • by Cannabis its just a plant on June 10th, 2007

    Cannabis its just a plant

    rechargeable NiMH, amazing stay power

    Just don't put them in a smoke alarm or emergency flashlight, they don't hold the charge after a few months.

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  • by Mushen on July 8th, 2008

    Mushen

    replace your all-singing, all dancing, wireless optical mouse and keyboard with the non-wireless, plug in the back of the computer kind that require no batteries at all.

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  • by slothmister on November 27th, 2007

    slothmister

    You can get rechargeable batteries for cameras, they last quite a bit longer than normal batteries.
    Guessing your keyboard and mouse are wireless, one easy way to decrease the number of batteries is to switch back to wired. If this is unsatisfactory then you could upgrade to a wireless mouse with a usb charging dock, not sure about the keyboard though, but find it strange the batteries run out so quickly.

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  • by odel on November 27th, 2007

    odel

    I guess I'm swimming upstream here, but I find Alkaline duracells in bulk from CostCo give me the best value. Battery management of rechargeables can get to be a hassle.

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  • by anoffer on November 22nd, 2007

    anoffer

    Buy a li-ion rechargeable batteries , it is more safe , it can be recharged 200~300 times. See more batteries at http://www.shop-batteries.com

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  • by KevinW42 on August 30th, 2007

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    Keep your batteries in the freezer. I don't know why, but for some reason it makes them last longer.

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  • by zippie on July 8th, 2008

    zippie

    I have rechargable batteries for my camera. My mouse and keyboard don't have batteries.

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  • by xena-angel on July 8th, 2008

    xena-angel

    Rechargables are the way we went. You can also look for unused features on the camera to turn off when not in use such as the flash. The keyboard and mouse, I would replace, honestly. Those things were killing me financially so I replaced with corded versions. Good luck on your quest.

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  • by mingos on September 12th, 2008

    mingos

    hey buddy, here is how to look after batteries for maximum lifetime.. I'm studying this stuff and this is what my teacher told me..
    1. Keep them topped up, do not let them fully discharge or even drop below 30% of capacity.
    2. once they reach full charge, stop charging

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  • by jackuk on May 30th, 2008

    jackuk

    why not come to batteries-world.co.uk

    chose camera battery http://www.batteries-world.co.uk/camerabattery.htm

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