Comments | bleepmicro: DAMN THIEF!

bleepmicro

DAMN THIEF!

Aug 19, 2009 18:32

Thief of Joules that is...

This project is pretty simple and everyone has built one so I might as well join in too.

What's its purpose? Simple, they suck the last bit of power out of "dead" batteries and provide some useful light while doing it. You hear correctly It is intended that you use old discarded AA or AAA types but if you want to stick a ( Read more... )

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Comments 3

kairon13 August 19 2009, 21:54:17 UTC

Would it be useful for flattening rechargeables before recharging them?

bleepmicro August 20 2009, 11:55:08 UTC

This depends on the battery type as for the most part "most" rechargeable batteries have very specific charge and discharge curves you have to maintain in order to get the most power and lifetime out of them an that is all based on the battery chemistry.

So, what type of batteries are you using?

bleepmicro August 20 2009, 13:10:45 UTC

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