Mister Neon to Ask [email protected] • edit-26 days agoWhat devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?message-square152fedilinkarrow-up1119file-text
arrow-up1119message-squareWhat devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?Mister Neon to Ask [email protected] • edit-26 days agomessage-square152fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•5 days agoOuch I remember thouse fat 4.5 volt battery who had like 2 long tongues, going into those old flashlights, glowing in the dark at best with a super small incandescent lamp.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•4 days agoThese? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4,5V-AA-battery.jpg I’d forgotten that they existed. I used to use them for something, maybe powering a Lego or meccano motor.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•4 days agoYes that’s the one! They were expensive and didn’t work for long IIRC :-)
Ouch I remember thouse fat 4.5 volt battery who had like 2 long tongues, going into those old flashlights, glowing in the dark at best with a super small incandescent lamp.
These?
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4,5V-AA-battery.jpg
I’d forgotten that they existed. I used to use them for something, maybe powering a Lego or meccano motor.
Yes that’s the one!
They were expensive and didn’t work for long IIRC :-)