• poppy@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    All the things I have that use batteries don’t seem to function well on rechargeable (such as my electric door locks). So I also have a bunch of them I don’t know what to do with and still have to buy disposable. 😔

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      5 months ago

      Wow, that sucks. It has worked for me. I have a zwave lock that I have been running on rechargeables for about 6 years now. Even now with the abuse of a 5 year old kid who learned the pin and insists on locking and unlocking unnecessarily, I only charge the batteries once every 6 months! I thought maybe I was exaggerating, but I have a home assistant automation that alerts me when battery level is 50% or under, which is when I charge, and yeah, just about every 6 months. Maybe it’s because I spent too much on “good” rechargeables? Or not, it might be placebo

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        5 months ago

        It could very well be that yours are “good” rechargeables! Mine are just Amazons brand lol. If I use them in my locks I have to change like every 4-5 weeks.

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          5 months ago

          Oh wow. I suppose it could be the locks. But yeah, they’re good higher capacity rechargeables, EBL brand (according to the research I did)