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Running a PC off AA Cells With Buck Converters Really Boosts Performance

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/running-a-pc-off-aa-cells-with-buck-converters-really-boosts-performance/

13 Mar 13

Running a PC off AA Cells With Buck Converters Really Boosts Performance https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/running-a-pc-off-aa-cells-with-buck-converters-really-boosts-performance/
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Running A PC Off AA Cells With Buck Converters Really Boosts Performance

After the previous attempt of running a PC off AA cells got a lot of comments, [ScuffedBits] decided to do the scientifically responsible thing and re-ran the experiment with all the peer-reviewed …

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Hackaday Feb 28

Running a Desktop PC off AA Alkaline Cells

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/28/running-a-desktop-pc-off-aa-alkaline-cells/

13 Feb 28

Running a Desktop PC off AA Alkaline Cells https://hackaday.com/2026/02/28/running-a-desktop-pc-off-aa-alkaline-cells/
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Running A Desktop PC Off AA Alkaline Cells

Everyone is probably familiar with the concept of battery-powered devices, but generally, this involves a laptop with a beefy battery pack and hardware optimized for low power draw. You could also …

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Gl333tch Oct 14

Hey fellow diy techies ! Has anyone had this problem before ? heh i left leaking batteries on it too often for too long and the corrosion ate the pocket operators battery compartment. Im pretty used to it at the gigs as an instant (smallest in the world?) drum machine core on my "no guitar" thing (still in plans to film a video about it by a wish of the audience).
Basically i researched a bit (and dont wanna ask AI ) but so far not sure what is a good fix is. Soldering any other external two AAA battery compartment doesnt seem to work or i dont get how to wire + and - to pocket operator system as its battery placement are ++ and -- (not as it is usually on for example bike lights (+- and +-). And it has to be small and portable. Maybe someone has a good trick to show please? Maybe there is a super simple solution outthere? Or is there a usb powered device possible? #pocketoperator #drummachine #battery #technical #difficulties #electronics #diyelectronics #circuitbending #noisemaker #leakedbatteries #AAA #batterypowered #soundtech #hardware #techproblem #solution

James Akers Sep 20, 2025

Three friends an I are going to see Chappel Roan later this week in Queens. I like her pink pony club, and have been making a variety of pink ponies lately.

I decided to make some tiny pink "pony"s that the four of us could wear as necklaces to the concert. They also could be clipped onto hats. I got the tiniest 6mm blue phosphor glass I could get my hands on and filled them to just 8 torr neon (normally 18torr at this size) so they are nice an conductive an the battery lasts longer. Pure neon fill- so I can fix em if they break.

I do have to double check the rules of forest hills. I guess I could lie an say they are LEDs :). One of my friends requested a heart tiara (I think the tour has hearts in its theme) so I made two lil ones filled for battery life :).

I sure hope we can dance with the neon as a pink pony club :)

#glass #jewelry #pendant #neon #pony #chappelroan #pinkpony #pinkponyclub #cursive #script #nyc #brooklyn #art #handmade #electric #batterypowered #tiny #smallart

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Francois Dion Feb 23, 2025

The runtime with the current configuration of the modularand the 6000mAh battery: 3 hours 43 minutes before it powered off. This is using a passive mixer with the mixer output going to the case output module, full size headphones plugged in at normal listening volume.

I also have a battery pack with 12v and 9v outputs so i’ll have to try this with the korg volca mixer and see how long i can run this. Same 6000mAh.

#eurorack #modular #batterypowered