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How To Hack A 12 Volt Battery

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How To Hack A 12 Volt Battery

How To Hack A 12 Volt Battery

You will be surprised what's inside a 12 volt battery! An easy hack that will save you money!



Step 1:

12-Volt Battery

In my other battery hack video, I showed you how a 9-volt battery could save the day. Well, it's time for another cool trick, this time with a small 12-volt battery.


Step 2:

Cost

This is one of the easiest hacks to do, and it'll save you about $40. I picked up two A23 12-volt batteries for less than $2.

After splitting the case with a screwdriver and peeling it back, what you'll find inside are eight 1.5-volt button cell batteries.

I found the matching battery for $4.99 at an electronics store. I was able to power up these 6 devices with the batteries I hacked from the 12-volt battery! And I saved about $40! Cheap and easy with a big payoff: the 12-volt battery hack.

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    HeadLikeAJug (9 days ago)

    someone should try this on their grandparents hearing aid, but if it doesnt work, get ready for some serious splainin'

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    iddyidz (29 days ago)

    haahh thats kwl.

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    wotalot123 (108 days ago)

    I have the same in S.A

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    julian1234 (181 days ago)

    For those people who say you can't buy these batteries in the US, try searching for A23 in radioshack.com

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    0 out of 1 person found this comment helpful pyrobluestar (182 days ago)

    good, but inconsistent you should have purchased the batteries from the same store

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    Joe114 (188 days ago)

    I agree, I have never seen a battery like that in the U.S Joe - http://www.LeetWebmasters.com

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    2 out of 4 people found this comment helpful rob199612 (222 days ago)

    it aint a hack

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    6 out of 10 people found this comment helpful Anonymous (241 days ago)

    The problem with this idea is, you don't know what Amp/hour usage you'll get out of the small cells (batteries) I.e. they will work but only for a short while (that’s why the cells are packaged in a case called a battery) there are literally hundreds of types of batteries and cells that have completely different working capacities and power ratings that’s why you pay for a specific battery for a specific job, but Joe blogs doesn't realize this (me neither until I started working as an engineer)

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    1 out of 1 person found this comment helpful Anonymous (243 days ago)

    Interesting!

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    1 out of 1 person found this comment helpful Anonymous (250 days ago)

    that's great thanks for the tip....can these batteries be used in a hearing aid???

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    2 out of 11 people found this comment helpful Tobias50 (277 days ago)

    That's an A23 battery. They don't make those type of batteries anymore. Nor have they ever carried them in the U.S.

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    1 out of 1 person found this comment helpful OblitR8R (280 days ago)

    i could be wrong.

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    2 out of 3 people found this comment helpful OblitR8R (280 days ago)

    i heard that it was a rumor.

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    2 out of 7 people found this comment helpful Anonymous (292 days ago)

    OMG! cant you tell THAT OTHER BATTERIES are dangerous!? i opened one , and found Manganese oxide (or however you spell it) that is highly dangerous.. throw battery from window and washed hands .. i was lucky that i didnt touched it

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    1 out of 1 person found this comment helpful Anonymous (293 days ago)

    Brilliant I paid £1.45, that's about 18p each for 8, 394 watch batteries costing up to £5.00 at a jewellers

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