Richardtr3a Posted September 1 Report Share Posted September 1 My TR 3A battery usually goes flat and after a night charge it lasts a couple of days. But this last month the charge will not last long. It was new in 2014 so it has done well. I am going to Halfords on Tuesday for a suitable battery with the terminals correctly placed at the back. But I have started looking at the rest of the house. My watch stopped last week and a new battery came by post in 36 hours. MacBook Air lap top battery fails every day and has to be plugged in after 120 seconds Toothbrush Beard trimmer Hair straighteners Electric screwdriver The mobile phone Torch X2 TV controls Window blind control Hearing aids Cat key for locking VW Passat from inside the house Grand children playing games on screens Dog collars in the winter So I am getting a bit obsessive about batteries. Have I left out a vital control in the kitchen ? or Garage ?? Thanks for any help Richard & B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monty Posted September 1 Report Share Posted September 1 2 hours ago, Richardtr3a said: My TR 3A battery usually goes flat and after a night charge it lasts a couple of days. But this last month the charge will not last long. It was new in 2014 so it has done well. I am going to Halfords on Tuesday for a suitable battery with the terminals correctly placed at the back. But I have started looking at the rest of the house. My watch stopped last week and a new battery came by post in 36 hours. MacBook Air lap top battery fails every day and has to be plugged in after 120 seconds Toothbrush Beard trimmer Hair straighteners Electric screwdriver The mobile phone Torch X2 TV controls Window blind control Hearing aids Cat key for locking VW Passat from inside the house Grand children playing games on screens Dog collars in the winter So I am getting a bit obsessive about batteries. Have I left out a vital control in the kitchen ? or Garage ?? Thanks for any help Richard & B At least you have not mentioned an electric car! Those batteries would cause worry! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richardtr3a Posted September 2 Author Report Share Posted September 2 I am not familiar with Electric Cars. Do they have two batteries so that you can switch if one runs out . Otherwise you would have a long wait at the Esso charging station if the battery was running low, especially if you were driving to Scotland, which is a long way from my home charging possibility. How does it work ?? Thanks Richard & B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve-B Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 Richard, don’t forget the smoke detector or CO2 detector batteries! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 4 hours ago, Richardtr3a said: I am not familiar with Electric Cars. Do they have two batteries so that you can switch if one runs out . ..... How does it work ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richardtr3a Posted September 2 Author Report Share Posted September 2 I always wanted a Mercedes Benz with its own power. But this one has too many AA connections to keep clean. Thanks for the link. Richard & B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richardtr3a Posted September 2 Author Report Share Posted September 2 This evening I watched a trailer on TV for a programme on Channel 5 at 8.00 Wednesday evening. The subjects the comparison of electric and petrol cars. I am hoping to learn a lot more. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianc Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 Pacemaker ? Ian Cornish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richardtr3a Posted September 3 Author Report Share Posted September 3 Pacemaker has not been ordered yet but Tuesday was the Halfords day and I now have a battery to fit when I get back to the garage tonight. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulAnderson Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 Well, what did you think of the channel 5 program? Having two friends with EV’s and researched them myself I could make plenty of comments on the TV program but suggest that if anyone wants to know the facts then look at an EV user forum instead of reading the rubbish that’s usually published in the mainstream press. Here’s a starter forum Speak EV There’s little reason to worry about batteries apart from early models without active cooling, that’s primarily the early Nissan Leaf’s. There’s a video on YouTube showing a Tesla on 430,000 on its original battery, several on over 200,000 and I’ve seen multiple cars on over 100,000 miles, with little degradation, possibly less as a percentage than a petrol car on similar mileage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monty Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 I notice that Volvo have abandoned their 2030 EV only target! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 Well I for one will never be buying any new car again- petrol or EV. I do not want any car where the steering fights me on country roads and which can apply the brake when it thinks the speed limit has changed. I consider both functions to be dangerous and I don't want the faff of searching through menus to turn it all off every time I start the car (even if turning it off is possible). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 4 hours ago, RobH said: Well I for one will never be buying any new car again- petrol or EV. I do not want any car where the steering fights me on country roads and which can apply the brake when it thinks the speed limit has changed. I consider both functions to be dangerous and I don't want the faff of searching through menus to turn it all off every time I start the car (even if turning it off is possible). I have to agree. Over the past couple of years I had access to a modern Mercedes when in the UK and it scared the **** out of me every time this happened. I'm sure it was a good theory but in my opinion it was terrible in practice. T Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarreyRT Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 On 9/2/2024 at 8:55 PM, RobH said: That's literally puking batteries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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