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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #45 on: November 10, 2014, 01:18:19 PM »
I would say to try the rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (nimh) double A batteries, good for over a year, 2-3,000 recharges, and they don't leak like alkalines. 

http://www.batteryjunction.com/eneloop-bk-3mcca12sa-12aa.html


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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #46 on: November 11, 2014, 10:38:25 PM »
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #47 on: November 12, 2014, 08:03:52 AM »
So after reading this I checked all batteries and found several Duracells leaking. No problem with any of the old oddballs, just Duracell. Probably go with the Energizer Ultimate Lithiums in the future. Thanks for the post Batman.
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #48 on: November 12, 2014, 08:15:16 AM »
Glad to help, thanks for the confirmation its not just me.  I'm not crazy, I tell ya...I'm not crazy at all in the slightest crazy.  Well maybe a little.
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #49 on: November 18, 2014, 08:21:35 AM »
You're from Cleveland, gotta be a little crazy. Hell, I'm from there too and I'm a bit Nutz.

Battery update.......the wife found the Energizer Ultimate Lithiums at Walgreens with their in store $3 off coupon for.....4 pack for $3.49, till Nov. 26.
Thought this was a very good price.
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #50 on: November 18, 2014, 09:45:24 AM »
Quote from: beepnutz on November 18, 2014, 08:21:35 AM
You're from Cleveland, gotta be a little crazy. Hell, I'm from there too and I'm a bit Nutz.

Battery update.......the wife found the Energizer Ultimate Lithiums at Walgreens with their in store $3 off coupon for.....4 pack for $3.49, till Nov. 26.
Thought this was a very good price.

yep  found them.  go to walgreen and look for their paperless coupon.  sign up and clip the coupon.  you should be able to redeem the coupon when you check out by giving them your phone number or walgreens card.

 
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #51 on: November 18, 2014, 08:37:40 PM »
ok with all of this battery talk blah blah blah.   has anyone changed their batteries in their pins and have not lost their high scores or setting?  if so, how did you do it?
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #52 on: November 18, 2014, 08:39:15 PM »
Replace the batteries while machine is on.
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #53 on: November 18, 2014, 09:21:42 PM »
ok  i was wondering if it was ok to do that while the machine was running.  thanks for the info.  btw that walgreen coupon is all of that and then some.  i save 45 bucks on 6 - 4packs and only paid $23.
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #54 on: November 18, 2014, 09:39:06 PM »
Quote from: beepnutz on November 18, 2014, 08:39:15 PM
Replace the batteries while machine is on.

John, what did I say?
Don't you doubt me bro...haha.  :roll: :roll:
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #55 on: November 20, 2014, 11:17:38 AM »
i went to walgreens with coupon in hand, and got the advance lithiums.

$6.97 with coupon...so, your mileage may vary. that sucked, but still a good battery. :)
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #56 on: November 20, 2014, 11:28:17 AM »
Chris,

I found a lot of the Wal-Greens were out of the Ultimate Lithium 4 packs so I asked the manager to extend the $3 off coupon to the 4 packs of Energizer Advanced which were already sale priced at $6.49 and they honored the coupon for those bringing each pack total before tax to $3.49.

I was still also able to pick up a bunch of Ultimates but you're right the advanced lithiums are still a world better and longer lasting than just about anything else.
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #57 on: July 30, 2015, 05:56:22 PM »
Quote from: k7 on June 29, 2014, 06:33:48 PM
walgreens runs good sales on energizer lithiums, around $6.50 for a pack of 4 when they go on sale:



http://www.villagebbs.com/forum/index.php/topic,15891.msg133675.html#msg133675

i changed all my games to lithium in 2012 (after an 8 month old duracell leaked out on me). i'll pull a couple to take a voltage reading tonight.

sorry to bump this, but it's an awesome post.

I checked 2 games tonight. Game A has been on for a total of about 20 minutes in 6 months, and Game B is played every 3 or 4 days, and left on for hours.

both use a set of 3 lithium energizers, installed in 2012.

Game A - all 3 batteries sitting at 1.80 volts (very limited power-on time)
Game B - all 3 batteries sitting at 1.55 volts

when they are brand new, energizer advance lithiums meter out at 1.8 volts. no idea why the difference between the 2 games.
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #58 on: July 30, 2015, 06:38:02 PM »
Is game A Stern/Sega/DE and game B Williams/Bally?  For some reason Williams later games pull more than the others. 

I don't understand why everyone still uses batteries. If the ram chip is socketed, change it to Eram, if its soldered in, use memory caps replacing the batteries. Yes, the conversion costs more than a set of batteries, but in 3 years easily pays off if a set of batteries leak when are forgotten to be changed.
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Re: Batteries: What brand do you use and why?
« Reply #59 on: July 30, 2015, 06:54:38 PM »
for me, it's not cost or effort. I'm just a fan of keeping a game's board stock if feasible. and I hate duracells.

game A is a sega Frankenstein.

game B is a williams funhouse.

cool to know Williams can pull more juice, although not sure why that would happen. :)
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