[Woodworkers] Old Batteries in New Pack

[Brandon Jackson via Woodworkers]

You pull out your trust multi-meter from the junk drawer and test the
batteries. For the typical AA/AAA/C/D, anything under 1.4V is used slightly
but probably good for most devices, under 0.8V is deader than the mouse in
the back of the drawer.

On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 2:42 PM, Herb Treuil via Woodworkers <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

> After a brief survey of a few friends I believe the following to be a
> common situation.  You go to the junk drawer for the replacement batteries.
> (I store mine in a small Igloo lunch box in the junk closet.)  You locate
> the new battery pack.  There are 3 remaining batteries in the pack.  One is
> corroded, one is an off brand and one looks new.  Someone has recycled the
> used batteries in the new pack to save 5 steps to the trash.  No one admits
> it.  Hard to tell which one is good.
>
> Do you attempt the pick the "cream of the crap" or do you throw them all
> out and head to the store?
>
> Now who has my car blocked in and where are the keys?  Maybe I should read
> a book.
>
> Keep smiling...
>
> *Herb Treuil*
>
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