Mister Neon@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-26 days agoWhat devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?message-squaremessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1115file-text
arrow-up1115message-squareWhat devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?Mister Neon@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-26 days agomessage-square119fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebizarroland@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up22·6 days agoI have an old 6 volt lantern that uses a battery that is 6 inches wide, 4 inches tall, and 3 inches deep. If I turn it on it gives you almost enough light to actually see where you are going and the battery lasts for about 2 hours. With two 18650s I could replace that battery for a package 2/3 the size of a pack of cigarettes and run that light for a day or so. If I replace the bulb in it with an LED equivalent I could probably stretch that out to nearly a week.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·6 days agoOuch I remember thouse fat 4.5 volt battery who had like 2 long tongues, going into those old flashlights, glowing in the dark at best with a super small incandescent lamp.
minus-squarebandwidthcrisis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoThese? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4,5V-AA-battery.jpg I’d forgotten that they existed. I used to use them for something, maybe powering a Lego or meccano motor.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoYes that’s the one! They were expensive and didn’t work for long IIRC :-)
I have an old 6 volt lantern that uses a battery that is 6 inches wide, 4 inches tall, and 3 inches deep.
If I turn it on it gives you almost enough light to actually see where you are going and the battery lasts for about 2 hours.
With two 18650s I could replace that battery for a package 2/3 the size of a pack of cigarettes and run that light for a day or so.
If I replace the bulb in it with an LED equivalent I could probably stretch that out to nearly a week.
Ouch I remember thouse fat 4.5 volt battery who had like 2 long tongues, going into those old flashlights, glowing in the dark at best with a super small incandescent lamp.
These?
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4,5V-AA-battery.jpg
I’d forgotten that they existed. I used to use them for something, maybe powering a Lego or meccano motor.
Yes that’s the one!
They were expensive and didn’t work for long IIRC :-)