Lunal_Tic
Flashlight Enthusiast
OK I admit it, I have a "few" flashlights they run on all sorts of batteries including Alkaline. It's those Alkaline batteries that I worry about; like little chemical time bombs waiting to mess up your favorite light. I try to keep an eye on them but you never really know when they're going to cut loose. I'm also loath to throw out batteries with plenty of juice still in them just because I've hit the "every year" mark when I should be tossing and replacing my cells.
Well I think I've come up with an answer. I actually got the idea from my sister. A few years back she was having a dinner party and the electricity went out. I've been loading her up with lights of all shapes and sizes for a while so she was ready for it. She placed lights shining against the walls or upright in the corners all over her dinning room and house and they proceeded to have dinner as if it had been planned that way. About half way through the dinner the power came back on but she and all the guests liked the atmosphere so much better with just the flashlights that they turned off the house lights and continued with only the flashlights.
My idea is to have an annual flashlight party, maybe 2 if you use really long running LED lights, to use up the Alkalines and make you feel OK about pitching them in the trash. You can kill multiple birds with one stone a bit like changing all smoke detector batteries on someone's birthday. Buy your replacement batteries ahead of the party so as soon as the cells are spent you can replace them. Spent cells seem to leak more readily. It's like a candlelight dinner without the fire, a good thing in some places that don't want you using open flame.
I hope you find some utility in this, for me I'm already planning my next "party".
-LT
Well I think I've come up with an answer. I actually got the idea from my sister. A few years back she was having a dinner party and the electricity went out. I've been loading her up with lights of all shapes and sizes for a while so she was ready for it. She placed lights shining against the walls or upright in the corners all over her dinning room and house and they proceeded to have dinner as if it had been planned that way. About half way through the dinner the power came back on but she and all the guests liked the atmosphere so much better with just the flashlights that they turned off the house lights and continued with only the flashlights.
My idea is to have an annual flashlight party, maybe 2 if you use really long running LED lights, to use up the Alkalines and make you feel OK about pitching them in the trash. You can kill multiple birds with one stone a bit like changing all smoke detector batteries on someone's birthday. Buy your replacement batteries ahead of the party so as soon as the cells are spent you can replace them. Spent cells seem to leak more readily. It's like a candlelight dinner without the fire, a good thing in some places that don't want you using open flame.
I hope you find some utility in this, for me I'm already planning my next "party".
-LT
