I specifically look for single cell LED flashlights that have the voltage boosting circuit built in. Most el-cheapo double / triple cell LED flashlights die out much faster because they rely on the cells in series to supply the required voltage.
This product will be a success IMHO.
I have one of the Omron pedometers with a coin lithium battery that had to be replaced every other month or so. Realized the battery in the Nokia had the same voltage, so got my colleague to donate his broken Nokia to me, scooped out its brains and soldered some leads from the converted battery holder to the pedometer. Still running, 2 years and counting...
Ever notice how technical problems HAVE to be fixed? or else?
How sportsmen are banned for life?
This never happens to people who commit fraud in finance (or create financial instruments that simply suck money from us) or those who frame laws that are faulty! The real world is ruled by the powerful and logic does not apply.
Years ago Casio came out with a dual powered system and I was mighty pleased with it because it had a solar cell. Years later the calculator stopped working; no amount of light on the solar cell would bring it to life and when I opened it, I found the silver cell that had been powering it! Once I replaced the cell the calculator worked like new. The solar cell was merely a gimmick or maybe was just not good enough. Lesson learnt.
I started using CFLs in the 80s. They are actually really expensive - I no longer use them. Most of them fail before you can recover their cost. Also, consider the high cost components that go into them and the toxic substances. I subscribe to the conspiracy theory - how can you suck money from the masses? New higher cost junk technology replaces age-old reliable very low cost mass produced light bulbs.
Sales Pitch - it is cheaper in the long run"
Avoid optometrists and opthalmologists who prescribe lenses. Simple,(but it took me decades of lens wearing to figure it out) here is what happens -
1)you become nearsighted by looking at things close to your eyes
2)you are prescribed glasses so you see clearly now (distant objects, that is)
3)your eyes have now slowly adjusted to the glass lenses or contacts
4)eye muscles are locked in nearsighted mode
5)again your nearsightedness increases as you continue the same pattern
6)stronger lenses
7)Repeat
Remember those XTs (640 KB) 10 MB hard-drive, 4.77 Mhz. The management did not want to a/c the office(India), so there were vendors who sold glass racks with a window a/c unit to keep the unit cool. And careful with the turbo switch...
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I specifically look for single cell LED flashlights that have the voltage boosting circuit built in. Most el-cheapo double / triple cell LED flashlights die out much faster because they rely on the cells in series to supply the required voltage. This product will be a success IMHO.
I have one of the Omron pedometers with a coin lithium battery that had to be replaced every other month or so. Realized the battery in the Nokia had the same voltage, so got my colleague to donate his broken Nokia to me, scooped out its brains and soldered some leads from the converted battery holder to the pedometer. Still running, 2 years and counting...
Wasn't Google set up set up (strike that), transformed to do just this? Along with Facebook and Twitter?
Most authors are trying to bring you around to their point of view. Reading is hard work... I can provide that service for a fee!
Ever notice how technical problems HAVE to be fixed? or else? How sportsmen are banned for life? This never happens to people who commit fraud in finance (or create financial instruments that simply suck money from us) or those who frame laws that are faulty! The real world is ruled by the powerful and logic does not apply.
Years ago Casio came out with a dual powered system and I was mighty pleased with it because it had a solar cell. Years later the calculator stopped working; no amount of light on the solar cell would bring it to life and when I opened it, I found the silver cell that had been powering it! Once I replaced the cell the calculator worked like new. The solar cell was merely a gimmick or maybe was just not good enough. Lesson learnt.
I started using CFLs in the 80s. They are actually really expensive - I no longer use them. Most of them fail before you can recover their cost. Also, consider the high cost components that go into them and the toxic substances. I subscribe to the conspiracy theory - how can you suck money from the masses? New higher cost junk technology replaces age-old reliable very low cost mass produced light bulbs. Sales Pitch - it is cheaper in the long run"
Avoid optometrists and opthalmologists who prescribe lenses. Simple,(but it took me decades of lens wearing to figure it out) here is what happens - 1)you become nearsighted by looking at things close to your eyes 2)you are prescribed glasses so you see clearly now (distant objects, that is) 3)your eyes have now slowly adjusted to the glass lenses or contacts 4)eye muscles are locked in nearsighted mode 5)again your nearsightedness increases as you continue the same pattern 6)stronger lenses 7)Repeat
Remember those XTs (640 KB) 10 MB hard-drive, 4.77 Mhz. The management did not want to a/c the office(India), so there were vendors who sold glass racks with a window a/c unit to keep the unit cool. And careful with the turbo switch...