DefinitelynotacatDull Gift Suggestions?
Admiral Patrick- Rechargable AA / AAA batteries
- Wool socks (can never have enough)
- Good USB-C cables
- Coffee
- Work gloves
- A pack of 9V batteries to shut the beeping smoke detectors up
- Edited to add: A fire extinguisher. People often forget those need maintained every so often.
If anyone wants to be a dull secret santa, hint hint ☝️
acockworkorangeWool socks are awesome. I like the thin, toed ones to use when I’m dual socking.
Any thoughts on the best battery charger? We have a Nitrcore pro charger. Curious if he’d like an upgrade, or if a few more packs of batteries would be enough. We do cycle through them quickly in this house.
I’ve got mostly EBL-brand batteries and 8-bay charger. They work well but the charger uses micro-USB which is kind of a bummer.
The other set I have are by PowerOwl. They also work great, and the charger (only a 4 bay) is USB-C.
Both brands are the low self-discharge Ni-MH style and can charge any combination of batteries (some chargers require them to be charged in pairs; neither of these have that limitation), so no complaints.
glizzyguzzlerIf you live near IKEA, they have a sleek ass 8 bay charger that closes shut and attaches to a wall. And they sell eneloops (in the name of ladas) but they’re from Japan and were (and still likely are) eneloops. And eneloops are the top tier of the rechargeable batteries.
Btw thanks for asking, I’ve got many dullsters to think about
The latest version of the 8-bay Xtar VC8 uses USB C and is great for NiMH, NiCd and Li-ion.
Rechargeable 9v’s are a thing I found when randomly searching on Amazon, the ones I found have a USB-C port on the side and are pretty good. Definitely handy for random 9v tools that always seem to be dead when I grab them.
Yeah, I’ve seen those (though not with the built-in charging; that’s cool). Even had some Ni-Cd ones back in the 90s. The only issue I have with using those in things like smoke detectors is having to deal with them more often. I can usually get about 18-20 months out of an alkaline but a Ni-MH one would probably be only like 8 months since the voltage and capacity are both lower.
Well, scratch that. I just found what I think you’re talking about, and those are 1300 mAh lithium. Those should last longer than an alkaline. Will keep those in mind next time I replace the smoke alarm batteries.
I wouldn’t put those in a fire alarm. Fire alarms are really low-power, long term devices. Perfect for non-rechargable batteries. A lot of rechargeable batteries have some self-draw, meaning, if you leave them out on a shelf for a year, they’ll be noticeably emptier.
SpotAeropress is interesting for coffee fans. It’s a tiny and portable single serving french press.