Mister Neon@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-217 days agoWhat devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?message-squaremessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1118arrow-down1message-squareWhat devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?Mister Neon@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-217 days agomessage-square159fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·16 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-squarebandwidthcrisis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 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-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 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 :-)