The Picard Maneuver to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agoI even remember taking batteries from a smoke detector once.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square33arrow-up1448arrow-down111
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minus-square@Aggravationstation@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish29•1 month agoI think this is why smoke detectors take 9-volt batteries now.
minus-square@Fredy1422@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish8•1 month agothey have, although some do take AA or AAA batteries but its very uncommon. some especially carbon monixide dectectors have internal batteries that require replacement.
minus-square@variantscakelinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 month agoWe just bought new smoke detectors and they take AA, I bought a 9v just out of assumption and got home and was blown away
minus-squareGladiusBlinkfedilinkEnglish-3•1 month ago9v are just two AAs wrapped together. So not surprised.
minus-square@randombullet@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoEh not quite. AA are 1.5v so two would only be 3v. You might be thinking of the big 6v lantern batteries. They’re usually 4 x 1.5v cells together.
minus-squareGladiusBlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoI thought I watched some YouTube video where they linked them and it worked. But who knows how accurate the numbers were. I guess not since you know.
minus-square@bitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoGet the ones with the built in 10 year battery. Smoke and CO2 combo.
minus-square@A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-21 month agoUnrelated but a few days ago I found out you’re not supposed to stick two 9v’s together when I burnt the shit outta my fingertips :3
minus-square@BradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoYeah… That’s basically creating a short circuit. Don’t do that.
I think this is why smoke detectors take 9-volt batteries now.
Haven’t they always taken 9v?
they have, although some do take AA or AAA batteries but its very uncommon. some especially carbon monixide dectectors have internal batteries that require replacement.
We just bought new smoke detectors and they take AA, I bought a 9v just out of assumption and got home and was blown away
9v are just two AAs wrapped together. So not surprised.
Eh not quite. AA are 1.5v so two would only be 3v.
You might be thinking of the big 6v lantern batteries. They’re usually 4 x 1.5v cells together.
I thought I watched some YouTube video where they linked them and it worked. But who knows how accurate the numbers were. I guess not since you know.
Get the ones with the built in 10 year battery. Smoke and CO2 combo.
Unrelated but a few days ago I found out you’re not supposed to stick two 9v’s together when I burnt the shit outta my fingertips :3
Yeah… That’s basically creating a short circuit. Don’t do that.