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On Tuesday 26 November 2013 17:21 Adrian wrote in uk.d-i-y:

On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:15:31 +0000, ARW wrote:

Note to self - remember to change the batteries more often.


5 or 6 quid will buy you a 10 year lithium battery.


shrug
Just buy rechargables.


Which are almost completely useless for this type of application, with a
nominal cell voltage of 1.2V and lower when it's cold.

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