• @fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    134 months ago

    If it’s not a phone where size matters it’s almost always some generic battery that you could replace with another that’s not even the same size. They might have different connectors on it, but usually it’s just a positive and negative lead that somehow connects.

    • @XeroxCool@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      14 months ago

      Many gadgets are smaller than an 18650 (the oversized thumb sized cell), which is about the only standard lithium size I’ve ever seen be replaceable. There’s hardwired rectangles everywhere, not just phones

      • @infeeeee@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        14 months ago

        I’ve seen cheap solar powered garden lights which used AA sized rechargeable batteries literally yesterday. A friend asked me to take a look why they stopped working, and I was astonished that it was a standard size, not the classic box with the thinnest possible red and black cables as usually in cheap plastic stuff like that.

        My solar powered keyboard uses ML2032 coin cell rechargeable battery. They are rare, but exists.

        • @XeroxCool@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          24 months ago

          You’re right and I forgot about those. Those sit in a different mental file under “solar lights that ship with the worst possible NiMH cells in a product that’s as waterproof as a sock”. I was thinking more of rechargeable on-demand use items like flashlights, power banks, wireless phone/computer peripherals, etc. It’s also a fair point that sometimes items that take aa/aaa cells will also have an onboard NiMH charger circuit and run off USB power if needed: a few mice/keyboards come to mind along with controllers. I haven’t paid much attention to that since I have a healthy stock of those rechargeables and got a few wall chargers that can do individual charging.

    • Snot Flickerman
      link
      fedilink
      English
      14 months ago

      True, but literally the vast majority of people don’t know enough about batteries to do that. Which is what makes it anti-consumer and anti-environmentally conscious.