Short Batteries

[pmccarthy]

This may help someone else...

My mouse started playing up, intermittently failing to respond. I had changed the batteries but did so again and it didn't help. My wife mentioned that she was having the same problem. My mouse is an old Logitech, hers is Apple. It was too much of a coincidence. I found that the AA batteries were about 1 mm shorter than standard and were not pushing against the spring terminals hard enough. A wad of alfoil against the terminals solved both problems.

[facthunter]

You potentially have a bright future. Nev

[old man emu]

Good thing it wasn't his horse that started playing up, intermittently failing to respond. Jockey clubs don't like you fixing problems with horses by using batteries.

[ClintonB]

Saving 1mm in material over 100000 of batteries saves a lot of money, like smaller chips and chocolates

[pmccarthy]

My god, would they skimp on chocolates?

[Jerry_Atrick]

After the Brexit vote, sterling took a pounding (pardon the pun) but finally settled about 20% - 30% lower against the USD and Euro.. Toblerone did in fact skimp on the chocolate as a result... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37904703

[onetrack]

I've had the opposite problem. Bought rechargeable Ni-Mh batteries and had trouble getting them to fit, as they're slightly larger than regular AA batteries.

[spacesailor]

My old calculator uses the shortest AA batteries, They are N type.

Try getting those from a supermarket.  

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[old man emu]

Bunnings have them.

[spacesailor]

Bin ther, don that,

Bunning's that is, thanks OME.

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