Some guy claims you can get 32x AA Batteries from a Lantern Battery. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Dread
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2013, 10:26:41 pm
content: Sounds like BS to me since I would expect to see interconnecting tabs.It would make a nice, quick and cheap video to see if its true. He has 10 million hits with this video.

author: Hydrawerk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2013, 10:43:14 pm
content: http://www.hoax-slayer.com/6-volt-battery-hack.shtml

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2013, 10:48:54 pm
content: An AA battery is about 14.5 × 50.5 (mm)That 6v battery has the following specs:H: 115L: 68.2W: 68.2So in theory it's possible to have two AA batteries, one on top of each other : 50.5mm x 2 = 101mm which is less than 115mm4x14.5 = 58mm which is less than 68mm ...So I mark it as PLAUSIBLE.But it could be just the choice of a particular manufacturer, to save costs on manufacturing.And the batteries are not that expensive, they say in the video that they cost 5$ for a pack of 4.In reality, you can buy 48 for 12.5$ (about 0.25$ a piece) :amazon link Maxell LR6 AA Cell 48 Pack Box BatteriesOr AmazonBasics 20 pack for 8.2$ :AmazonBasics Alkaline Batteries (Pack of 20)

author: Wytnucls
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2013, 10:49:37 pm
content: http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Stories/006.2/index.html

author: Rasz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2013, 11:39:12 pm
content: ah yes, thats also one of the old Kipkay scam videosright next to 'use small IR led on a cap to blind security cameras'

author: Dread
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2013, 01:02:40 am
content: I think it's possible, thats why I made the post, maybe Dave can check out 3 brands and see if any of them really contains all those AA's.

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2013, 01:30:02 am
content: Completely unlikely.Zinc chloride lantern batteries contain four large "F" cells. Alkaline lantern batteries may contain four "D" cells and a lot of space filler since alkaline batteries are not always made in the larger "F" size. However, good alkaline lantern batteries should contain four "F" size cells too.

author: george graves
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2013, 01:46:00 am
content: Did you know there are 1500 AA batteries in a typical car batter? Yea, I didn't either.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2013, 01:57:34 am
content: Quote from: george graves on October 03, 2013, 01:46:00 amThe few commenters who are genuinely patting themselves on the back for discovering that this joke video is "fake" are hilarious.

author: Rasz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2013, 03:45:03 am
content: only batteries and lame gameboy inside?

author: Agony
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2013, 03:27:03 pm
content: Was about to post about that.While the video is a hoax, it is completely possible.4x AA series for voltage and 8x of those cells for capacity.Whats more annoying ... is the comments and reply videos."impossible 32 batteries makes i 48V""if you connect 4 AA in parallel for 6V and batteries have 600mah they only last a few minutes"etc.It would have been just fine if i would have seen connecting tabs of soem kind and isolating materials.While cheaper to produce then custom size cells... the connecting may get manual labor intensive.Also a good package to make ur own custom cells - 32 rechargeable batteries inside and just connect the way you want them for your needs (1.5V to 48V with decreasing capacity tho).

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 03:41:32 am
content: Speaking of the VCR hack, does anyone remember those dumb videos where people were saying their digital TV decoder boxes had hidden cameras in them and they were pointing at the IR sensor?

author: Dread
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2013, 07:49:35 pm
content: And now it's Ironic because TV's in 2013 do look back at you!I played with a Samsung TV and it had a front facing camera that watched your hands and face and used gestures to control the TV. Since it also has an Ethernet jack you have got to wonder if it's not sending out stuff also.BTW I calculated that news report on NSA listening to phone calls in France and if the average call is 5 minutes that means they can listen to 10,000 simultaneous callsand that’s just in one country who is an ally. Multiply that by 10 for domestic monitoring and put almost everyone in the Middle East on the list. Maybe 1 million plus calls can be monitored at all times.

author: Rasz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2013, 10:08:27 pm
content: Quote from: Dread on October 22, 2013, 07:49:35 pmafair it also has wifiand yes, it can spy on you, exploit is in the metasploit framework and any script kiddie can watch you mastu^sit in front of TV

author: dr_p
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2013, 07:46:40 am
content: Quote from: Stonent on October 17, 2013, 03:41:32 amJust wait 'till someone brings up smart energy meters...

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 30, 2013, 10:49:50 am
content: Quote from: dr_p on October 30, 2013, 07:46:40 amOh yeah I took one guy to task because he kept talking about smart energy meters emit radiation and I said please clarify and say electromagnetic radiation instead of just radiation. Either way I think it's bull."Radiation" is like "chemicals". Tonight at the 11:00 news! Chemicals in your drinking water!H2O is a chemical!