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  1. Hackaday: Running A Desktop PC Off AA Alkaline Cells. “Everyone is probably familiar with the concept of battery-powered devices, but generally, this involves a laptop with a beefy battery pack and hardware optimized for low power draw. You could also do the complete opposite and try to run a desktop PC off alkaline AA cells, as [ScuffedBits] recently did out of morbid curiosity. Exactly how […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/05/hackaday-running-a-desktop-pc-off-aa-alkaline-cells/
  2. Hackaday: Running A Desktop PC Off AA Alkaline Cells. “Everyone is probably familiar with the concept of battery-powered devices, but generally, this involves a laptop with a beefy battery pack and hardware optimized for low power draw. You could also do the complete opposite and try to run a desktop PC off alkaline AA cells, as [ScuffedBits] recently did out of morbid curiosity. Exactly how […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/05/hackaday-running-a-desktop-pc-off-aa-alkaline-cells/
  3. In restocking my #AAbatteries, I don't know how people can make decisions by just browsing an online shop (eg #brazilianRiver).

    Are they using brand loyalty ("my dad always bought these") or label design or vague words like "long lasting" and "heavy duty?" Vendors would like that.

    Discharge curve is the best tool. Simple capacity ratings are not enough as they don't tell you how far down the curve they're measuring so are misleading.

    Makes it a tedious process to shop.

  4. In restocking my #AAbatteries, I don't know how people can make decisions by just browsing an online shop (eg #brazilianRiver).

    Are they using brand loyalty ("my dad always bought these") or label design or vague words like "long lasting" and "heavy duty?" Vendors would like that.

    Discharge curve is the best tool. Simple capacity ratings are not enough as they don't tell you how far down the curve they're measuring so are misleading.

    Makes it a tedious process to shop.

  5. One Method For Removing Future Space Junk - When sending satellites into space, the idea is to place them into as stable an or... - hackaday.com/2023/03/22/one-me #aabatteries #satellite #research #arduino #cubesat #space #brown #drag #sail

  6. One Method For Removing Future Space Junk - When sending satellites into space, the idea is to place them into as stable an or... - hackaday.com/2023/03/22/one-me #aabatteries #satellite #research #arduino #cubesat #space #brown #drag #sail