I saw this torch and set of batteries at the checkout of my local Poundland and bought it purely to take to bits. I was expecting it to be the cheapest of the cheap, particularly when it was associated with Duracell batteries which generally offer poor value for money.
My initial thoughts were that it would be a springy metal contact for the switch and no resistor between the two cells and the LED. But I was so wrong! It turns out it's a pretty nice arrangement inside after all.
My initial thoughts were that it would be a springy metal contact for the switch and no resistor between the two cells and the LED. But I was so wrong! It turns out it's a pretty nice arrangement inside after all.
The chances the battery is a Duracell is 0.01%
Thank you Clive. A future topic: my stapler requires 4 x AA cells. They've run down & currently measure as 40% on my Ansman tester. Instead of starting with all fresh cells, a mean guy like me replaces one cell with a fresh cell to reactivate it (it works). Or what would be the thing to do?
I would have liked to see if you could figure out if the Duracells were good…and real
Do you remember when Duracell meant quality
It says, "Ultra MAX" on the front of the flashlight (sorry, torch), so shouldn't it come with Duracell Ultra batteries? LOL Honestly I haven't noticed any difference between Ultra and regular Duracell alkalines except the "ultra" price. I have noticed however that the Duracell Ultra NiMH cells do stay charged in storage much longer than their "regular" non-Ultra NiMH cells.
do not use duracell, they are crap that leak.
Chortling at "This is quality stuff", 😀
That may be the first time I've seen a poundland torch that doesn't disintegrate as soon as you touch it! I also didn't know duracell were poor value for money, I had always trusted the brand – you learn something new every day!
A security code on a phone can be disabled by factory reset in recovery mode..
I wonder how many of those white LEDs you could parallel up before the chip fries itself