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blog! “Gadget Review: USB-C AA Batteries”
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Supertoys last all summer long! But batteries do not. The last set of rechargeable batteries I had leaked everywhere, and I could never find the right charging lead for the gizmo which pumped power into them. So let's cut out the middle-man and plug a USB-C cable straight into our batteries! What? These were the […]
Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/01/gadget-review-usb-c-aa-batteries/
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@Edent I'd think they wouldn't be able to hold as much charge as a regular rechargeable simply due to space needs of the port.
Happy to hear they seem ok in usage as they just struck me as a Frankenstein yolo haha. Probably best use case is needing a charge away from a regular charger. Seems like if you used these en masse your just trading the regular bulk set charger for a 6-10 USB port adapter plus separate cables.
I suppose if the C port could charge fast enough it might make almost continuous field use possible with minimal extra batteries to carry. For my battery lawn mower, I can basically charge one battery during the use of a 2nd, so it just swaps back n forth with almost no downtime