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What device even uses this??

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Inside of other rectangular batteries.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

The stylus for a surface tablet uses one AAAA battery, and it will last for hundreds of hours of use. I wish I still had mine, as my surface tablet was my art tablet and I miss doing art. Nobody pay attention to the fact I was bad at it.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Lemmy has bathymetry enthusiasts?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I despise and ignore battery powered electronics that don't need 18650s. And i use Arch, BTW. :p

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

SMH, 26650's are the only thing worth a grain of salt. LFS superiority!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

18650 master race

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

that don’t need 18650s.

Could you elaborate/educate?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Thank you. Wasn't sure if that was a type of battery, and I didn't think that a Google search on just a number would be very successful in pinning it down.

An 18650 battery is a type of lithium-ion rechargeable battery123. The name 18650 comes from its dimensions: it is 18mm in diameter and 65mm in length. The battery has a nominal voltage of 3.7v12and a capacity range from 1800mAh to 3600mAh12. 18650 batteries are commonly used in electronic devices such as laptops and flashlights, as well as in electric vehicles and other high-power applications.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The stylus on a surface pro 7 uses one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

My old Genius graphics tablet used AAA batteries, as it was from the times when Wacom's patents on battery-free pens haven't expired.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yep, I bought a pack of these, but then i didn’t need them because I didn’t use the stylus enough/stylus had a good battery life, BUT then when I did want to use the stylus I had no fucking idea where I stored those batteries.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Same goes for the kobo libra 2’s stylus

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I have a wacom-type pen for a tablet that uses one of those. It was a total pain in the ass the time I was traveling and accidentally discharged it by jamming the button in a tight-packaged bag. Turns out, they are pretty much only available online. No normal shop ever stocks them, not even electronics shops nor radio shacks. Barely anyone even heard of them. Tried disassembling a few 9V's, but all of them were the stacked kind. And with international shipping going 2-6 weeks and me changing locations more often than that, it was an extremely difficult to get hold of them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

When Dan's Data reviewed these, he said something like "even if you use this in space, you are still no further away from a shop that sells replacements than you would be at home"

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Where they made by Ubisoft?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

They are only sold as a temporary license. Then Ubisoft breaks into your house and takes them away.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Every single 9 volt battery you've used and original Surface Pen.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Only name brand. Take apart a discount 9V and it's just one big pile.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I've only seen the stack one, but I took apart lots of procells

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

What does your remote use?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I haven't had one that needed anything other than AA or AAA...uh...ever?

What brands are you buying?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I have two vizio tvs and bluray player that all take two aaaa batteries

Edit: just rechecked and they are aaa, not aaaa. I do have a penlight with aaaa though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, seems like AAA has become the standard. I don't love it. Seems like they don't last as long as AA did.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, mass is kinda like that i think

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Well, I mean, in theory they used the smaller ones because they got the power draw down enough that AAAs could power the thing for about the same duration. But obviously not.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

USB-C and solar. It's 2024

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That sounds amazing. I've never had anything rechargeable before, and I have moderately new, mid-range TVs. Where are you getting the good stuff?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Now I feel poor. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

like a 16 gauge or sth

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