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Batteries, again
18 June 2024 02:01 amBatteries, again...
I had to put a new battery in my alarm clock after it got stuck all day in the snooze/light on position, using up the last of its charge -- the alarm bell, which presumably takes extra power to agitate the striker, has been distinctly unreliable for some time and I hope this will fix that. I try to put off opening the back of the clock for as long as possible, since it has been taped up for years as a result of the little plastic lug that secures the metal back against the metal front having snapped oiff...
It turns out that the clock takes a C cell instead of the AA batteries that I was assuming (the current version definitely takes AA), but fortunately, as in the case of the cycle computer battery, the last time I had to replace it I was obliged to buy a multi-pack, so I had a spare one in my bag of batteries. And somewhat to my surprise this very old but unused battery seemed to work -- I wasn't sure quite how long they would last, and I'm pretty sure it's ten years or so since I last replaced the battery in that clock!
I had to put a new battery in my alarm clock after it got stuck all day in the snooze/light on position, using up the last of its charge -- the alarm bell, which presumably takes extra power to agitate the striker, has been distinctly unreliable for some time and I hope this will fix that. I try to put off opening the back of the clock for as long as possible, since it has been taped up for years as a result of the little plastic lug that secures the metal back against the metal front having snapped oiff...
It turns out that the clock takes a C cell instead of the AA batteries that I was assuming (the current version definitely takes AA), but fortunately, as in the case of the cycle computer battery, the last time I had to replace it I was obliged to buy a multi-pack, so I had a spare one in my bag of batteries. And somewhat to my surprise this very old but unused battery seemed to work -- I wasn't sure quite how long they would last, and I'm pretty sure it's ten years or so since I last replaced the battery in that clock!