Run out of C - D cells ? use AA battery Instead
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- Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2024
- Use AA batteries in the place of anything requiring C cells or D cells. The voltage of all these cells is the exact same. The only difference is the capacity(how long they will last).
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This vid is 6 years old, and I still learned something new. Awesome, practical, efficient. Thanks!
Awesome, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Wow I just learned something tonight! Thank you so much. I try to buy lots of lotsof batterys to have on hand. Living off grid we use the batteries alot for smaller stuff like our led lights, battery operated radio..ect ect. I love this idea!! Cool!
Starry Hilder Awesome... I'm glad you like it.
What's your electrical and water supply of you live off grid? Thx
Thanks a lot mate, I was searching for a solution to use my rechargeable AA batteries instead of buying expensive D batteries to power portable water fluid pump, and just crossed your video, awesome and smart easy solution :) . Thanks again and keep up your good work.
Thanks.
Wow thank you for this great tip. I live in Florida and hurricane Irma is on her way with no D batteries anywhere. I did exactly what you explained and it really worked!!
Awesome, I'm glad this will be helpful.
I can see this being used on Christmas morning or some other event where it's just not a good time to run to the store and then.... Dads the hero and saves the day! Another great video.
Tim theToolman Thanks Toolman.
Nothing less than a perfect DYI solution to battery sizing issues which might come into play in allot of different scenarios. I like to stay on the top of my game when it comes to working out problems. Simple but smart! I enjoyed the video. Your videos are always excellent and informative!
Curiosity Thanks man.
whats DYI?
D cells is getting obsolete in my country and I use your method shown here to convert C cells to D; It works !!! Thanks for your great sharing.
Wonderful!
You don't use them for flashlights?
Great idea I've done the small to big battery (1.5v) in a pinch but I never thought about a cardboard tube thanks for making my life a little easier
Shaun Hadley Thanks Shaun. -Moe
This was so helpful.. all the stores were out of D batteries because Hurricane Irma is coming and everyone is going nuts. We had a flashlight that required 2 D batteries. Instead of 1 AA battery I used 2 and added aluminum foil. This saved my flashlight!!! Thank you so much again!!!!!!!!!!
Aleeza Masood came for the same reason XD
Awesome. I'm glad it was helpful.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for taking the time to post it.
Ok, that's it 65. When I get stranded on a desert island, I am leaving my wife home and bringing you! Just for your brilliant mind, mind you. You are amazing. Thank you.
splibb Hey Thanks Man.
Thanks I did what you showed to open the lids on trash cans They work great and now the lid opens by it self when you wave in front of the senor Thanks again
Hey Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
I have tried this hack before on a lantern that uses D batteries. The problem with aluminum foil is that it initially works pretty good but the connection it makes seems to be a little flaky. Especially if you need to use more than one piece of foil (I was trying to make AA substitutes for the D batteries in one of those Coleman LED lanterns with the battery cartridge). The foil seems to compress over time and randomly looses contact. That's why they use springs, I guess.
Octo Puss Good point. The trick is to tightly role the foil so it is as compressed as possible to begin with.
Thank you so much! Buying F batteries for my babies swing is so expensive I'd rather do this or get an adapter this was a great video!!!
Oops D* batteries lol
Great little trick , yes always lots of AA batteries hanging around but never the bigger C or D batteries , so this is a good save , well done again ..
Seanie P, C Hey Thanks.
I use D ,AA ,and AAA. I have done similar to that when i have ran out of the right size battery . It seems you always run out of the correct size sometime or another . Good video.
wtbm123 Thanks Brother.
thx man. Most of us don't ever think of these simple solutions. Really enjoy your channel.
Frederick Ippolito Hey thanks... I'm glad you like it. -Moe
You crack me up dude, your all right pretty crafty,I really liked your she'd made of pallets video ,it inspired me to go down the road and fish used wood like 2x4, 2x8, 4x4 and built a pretty nice pergola,all for free,they are building homes and I got all the wood I can get out of the construction dumpsters and it came out pretty nice if I don't say so my self but didn't cost a ime and ended up being about $800 in wood after all was done, I had to pressure wash a lot of the wood at night time cause the wood would have like tar or concrete on it but all the wood I ended up getting was pressure treated scrap pieces and or builders framing wood, keep up the cool tricks or the trades
armando patane Hey Thanks Man. Yeah, they throw away a lot of usable wood at construction sites.
the man did a battery drop at the end of the video, lol
I did the opposite of this, I have a small fm transmitter that runs on 2x AAA batteries and they run down very quickly, which affects the audio quality - so I soldered in an external battery box which holds 2x C batteries, and as you say, they are the same voltage, but higher capacity, now it runs for what seems like ten times longer.
davidrobert2007 Yeah Cs will last a ton longer for sure.
I don't get this....if on voltage and current level these batteries can replace each other....then why in the first place so many types of batteries were manufactured🤔I mean they could just have made all the devices AA battery compatible🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
It's the amp hours. Basically more capacity.
if i'd have known that in 1986 that would have made my Christmas!! awesome job!!
Ivan Gregory Oh Yeah... Thanks Man.
What happened in Christmas of 1986...we need to know
That's a good tip to get you out of trouble.
Cheers
Martin
retrorestore Thanks Man.
great as always
mustie1 Thanks Man.
I did similar for a flashlight couple yrs ago. I made two stacks (rolls) of 3 AA with tucktape, put a loony between the rolls and fix with some *Extreme-speed Speed-way high-grade* "Duck-Tape" (lol) and made spacers using loonies (dollar coins) again.
GHISLAIN LETOURNEAU Nicely done.
I open up 9v and keep part of the tabs that joins as they are about 7mm short they make fantastic AAA Batteries for my remotes
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Nice one Moe as usual. When are you gonna Hack your camera to make it 1080p?
Bob Bailey Hey Thanks... It's 1080p. Sometimes it just takes RUclips a couple hours to make all formats available to everyone.
Now if you can help us out with a dead 9volt you could be a millionaire
airkraft1 Oh yeah.... :-)
Probably better off with the aluminium foil in the middle of the batteries, at least then you get the proper battery connections at each end. I reckon a spring in the middle would be a good workaround too.
Evil from evilution Yeah either way would work good.
Worked just fine with a Nerf Rapidstrike CS-18. Thank you!
Awesome.
Thanks for the tip, I had no clue you can do that, and it works just perfect.
No problem 👍
Have u ever try to shock the dead battery to revived it?
Shock with homelite electric lawn mow, 120vdc, 10amp.
I have many success recharge none chargeable dead energized battery.
Great Video, the only reason that C's and D's are bigger is just because they have a higher Amp Hour Rating.
TRX450R Vlogger Yeah, they won't last as long but the AA are a fraction the cost as well. In most cases it's less expensive to run the equivalent number of AA batteries through a device than buying 1 D cell battery.
I agree with you! lol
I actually bought some adapters which take double AA and covert them to D and C sizes.
Richard Sandwell Awesome. They are very handy.
BRILLIANT! Was about to buy adapters but think I'll try this instead!
Hey Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.
Using aluminum foil won't cause an issue? And wouldn't using an A cell for a D cell application not work considering D cells have different amperage values?
TheFlacker99 (Flak) The smaller cells just have a lower capacity so they will be used up faster. The aluminum foil easily transfers the electrical current in these low voltage, short distant situations.
Wow thank you so much this was so helpful! You are the greatest youtuber ever!
Glad I could help!
Nice video but one thing to keep in mind is not to use the harbor freight batteries as seen in your video. When I used them in my devices they left it leaking and spilling battery juice that ended up burning my hand and ruining my device.
True. The cheap carbon batteries have a tendency to leak.
This is a really nice trick. Pretty safe I assume? It looks harmless for 3 volts but just wanted to ask.
3 volts is harmless.
Man, you're a living McGyver. Now if you could fix my checking account that'd be perfect.!!
tkdnwwis Ha. Thanks Man. Yeah I think checking accounts are hopeless.
It's Halloween, and the batteries on the door bell were dead. Thanks for this video. Turned 4 AA's into 4 D's.
Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful.
Good trick! It's important to have fun games and water cooler talk in the break room.
Ozzstar Thanks Man.
Thanks for the tips man just saved me some bucks, earned a new sub!
hi just tried your method n works great. was abit messy getting right but got there in the end. works great n thanks for the advice.
+Syed Ali Great. I'm glad you tried it.
3:11 is that another battery? an Energizer at the top
Yeah. I 9 Volt for some reason?
Cool dude. Oh and of course I want Simon or Encore now
super useful. I got a bug zapper racquet and this hack worked for me !
Glad it helped!
I tried this with a 1000 Lumen flashlight, except for cardboard napkins work well too.
GamingFTW12 Nice!
cool never knew about this. how much less time will the AA batteries last compared to D batteries?
mike gager About 1/4 as long with Alkanline. I run a lot of rechargeable batteries and there is no difference in C, D, or AA capacity with these.
Don't different batteries have different voltages?
Love2boat92 AAA, AA, C and D all have the exact same voltage. The larger sizes just hold more capacity so they last longer.
sixtyfiveford I did not know that. Thanks for the tip.
Nice trick, glad you shared this. Take care
Rusty Glovebox Thanks Man.
I have a question for you I have always wondered, the size of the battery does that mean the voltage or the capacity??
Correct me if I'm wrong you can replaced Triple A or AAA with button cell batteries they are the same size.
redneckbryon Watch batteries are either 1.5volt or sometimes 3volt. AAA, AA, C, D are all 1.5volt with the larger sizes just having more capacity.
It is very helpful!!! 👋
Good video Moe, a very helpful tip
Alan Mulry Thanks Alan. Probably not an everyday thing but definitely has it place.
Hey Moe nice tip. Great idea when in a jam. Thanks
JOE Z Thanks Joe.
Can you put the foil in the middle of the batteries ? Just wondering
Thank you kindly. It works great for my flashlight!!!
YOU JUST SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Cool. Good tip when you need to make something work. Thanks for sharing, I enjoy your channel!
-Jack
Fireship1 Thanks Jack.... Great to have you on board watching. -Moe
Thank you AGAIN SIR.
Good information as usual Moe.
As always, thank you.
EdOfTheNorth Thank You.
Great hack there Moe !! Love it ..
ShawnMrFixit Lee Thanks Man.
I did it. It worked! Thanks
Could you have done that with the c batteries in place of the aa batteries?
If you can fit C batteries in the spot, yes. D,C, AA and AAA are all the same voltage and can be swapped around anyway you wish.
I cut a slit down the length of some 3/4" pvc to make my own adapter so I can use rechargeable 18650 batteries in my D cell Maglite!
+Blakehx Nicely done.
Thank you very much, that was awesome. I'll try it.
I thought double a would work but just wanted to make sure it didn’t make them explode
But what about the voltage? I have a Rocker wah pedal for guitar that needs 2x 3v bateries Size C
Can the pedal work with 2x 1,5v batery?
Type aaa, aa, c, d are all 1.5v
I'd probably just go to the store and buy more AA. Clever idea tho to roll your batteries in cardboard to make them fit otherbsizes
all right thanks for the tip Moe.
***** Thanks..
I put my dead batteries on a charger ...so I can put them to use longer ...what are your thoughts on that?
soyearold Oh Yeah. ruclips.net/video/qsjEWthWHM0/видео.html Here is the video of me doing just that.
Good tip, thanks.
rennybarr Thanks Man. -Moe
I have used external batteries used a usb cable to run some devices just need to see voltage.. Thanks That will work great for some old flashlights I have.
000Virtual Thanks Man.
Is good for my radio?
3d printed AA to D shell adaptors?
You can buy them cheaper than you could print them amzn.to/3fJCjJD
thank you, really like your input, very creative
Charles Buchanan Hey Thanks.
very nice suggestion, thanks for this video, now i can solve the problem i always encountered
Great!
Could you also do the opposite? For example use 2 D batteries instead of 2 aa batteries?
Absolutely.
But aren’t AA batteries half the capacity?
Yes, but C and Ds are 10 times the cost.
@@sixtyfiveford Cs are a dollar or 2. That’s more like twice the price of AA.
@@lifehackertips True. I just looked and Cs are 1.55ea vs 0.45ea for AA within the same brand. AA puts out 2800mah and C puts out 8000. So it is cheaper to run 3 AA back to back than 1 C cell. D's are more common than Cs so cheaper at $1.26ea for 15000mah. So it would take 5 cells of AA to do the same work or $2.25 vs $1.26.
Anyway, that's not the point of the video at all. The point is Cs and Ds are increasing uncommon and few people still buy them or have them on hand like they do AA or AAA. I can't even think of a single device made in the past 10 years that still uses Cs or Ds besides maybe a Mag flashlight. But even there you would be better off to use Nimh AA cells and an adapter made to hold 3 AA cells and convert them to a D amzn.to/3fJCjJD
It is very helpful!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks for watching.
Thanks bro, worked like a charm
Awesome.
Thank you so much ❤️
Life saver.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
works like the $1 adapters online, but the aa hold 15% the power of a D cell
Thanks. great idea.
Bruce Pender Thanks Man.
Great work,
Very cool
StrtRodder100 Thanks Brother.
You're Mc Gyver!
kevin Harmony Thanks man.
i'm a little dumb but will the output be the same?
Yes, all these cells put out 1.5 volts. The size difference is only capacity. So it will run longer on a D cell vs a AA.
great tip Moe!
tblbaby Thanks Man.
Great info thanks!
Alan Marshall Thanks Man.
Thank you!
I used foil to fill it in
Imagine THAT!........Great vid!........TKS!
BART SIMPSON Thanks Man...
Another neat idea! Thanks!
A LeBlanc Thank Man.
Thanks, another good tip that will help someone one day.
***** Hey Thanks.
that device had a 9v in it why whould it need more
+random stuff This is an old electronic. The 9v ran the computer and the C cells powered the lights.
Great idea
Tim datoolman Thanks for watching Tim. -Moe
Awesome! Thanks!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.