Video: 6 volt battery hack?

[Shagbd]

I got a email today with a video showing someone cutting open a 6 volt lattern battery and saying theyre 32 AA batteries inside and that its cheaper than buying AAs by themselves

has anyone seen this?

is this for real?

 

[Carpenter]

Hoax.

They normally have 4 F cells in them. Did you notice how they AA's weren't wired together in any way?

 

[Marduke]

Fake. It's been debunked several times here.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=175258

 

[Shagbd]

i watched the video more closely and you can tell a SHTTload of batteries fall out!
lol

 

[mdocod]

already been discussed in 2 or 3 threads in the batteries/electronics section. It's a hoax. 6V lantern batteries contain 4 D or F size cells.

 

[SenderGreen]

Hoax.

They normally have 4 F cells in them. Did you notice how they AA's weren't wired together in any way?

Bingo! I noticed that too.

 

[scottaw]

If you need a bunch of AA's just go to your local sam's club or similar store, i buy 48 energizer max AA's for around $10. All their battery sizes are pretty cheap.

 

[prof]

My inlaws fell for this one and disassembled one...nope, no AAs. They have now been told it's a certain brand of lantern battery--walgreens, I believe.

I'd love to see how the AAs were wired together...

 

[Fallingwater]

The propagation of this joke kinda makes you want to reach through the Internet, grab the people responsible and shake the living daylights out of them.

 

[z96Cobra]

You can get 6 AAAA's out of a 9 volt battery though.

Roger

 

[Khaytsus]

You can get 6 AAAA's out of a 9 volt battery though.

Roger

Hmm, seriously? I'll have to tell my manager this.. He's always griping that he can't find AAAA and his laser pointer uses 'em.

 

[SenderGreen]

Hmm, seriously? I'll have to tell my manager this.. He's always griping that he can't find AAAA and his laser pointer uses 'em.

From what I have read most 9volt's contain layers of flat cells inside them. Only a few brands have the AAAA's inside them. You may have try many brands.

 

[Marduke]

From what I have read most 9volt's contain layers of flat cells inside them. Only a few brands have the AAAA's inside them. You may have try many brands.

Other way around. Energizer and Duracell 9v have AAAA's, Rayovac has F22's

 

[SenderGreen]

Other way around. Energizer and Duracell 9v have AAAA's, Rayovac has F22's

That may be true. I was posting from memory comments I read here:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/360955/9_volt_battery_hack_youll_be_suprised/

 

[Illum]

Other way around. Energizer and Duracell 9v have AAAA's, Rayovac has F22's

Radioshack, Duracell, Energizer, and most alkalines are 6xAAAAs
ALL carbin zinc cells are 6xF22s, I didnt know Rayovac uses them too...:thinking:

 

[Khaytsus]

Nifty.... I'll have to let him know. He could probably order the AAAA's online, but he's a "get it in the store" kind of guy.

 

[Marduke]

Nifty.... I'll have to let him know. He could probably order the AAAA's online, but he's a "get it in the store" kind of guy.

Walmart carries them near the photo lab section.

 

[krautracer]

I needed some AAAA's real quick and remembered that about 6 of them in a 9 volt. Tore on apart and what do you know 6 little AAAA's fell out. I can't remember what manufacturer it was.