{"id":287,"date":"2002-04-27T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2002-04-27T11:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/?p=287"},"modified":"2021-05-16T07:36:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T11:36:03","slug":"green-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/2002\/04\/27\/green-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/images\/gadgetsbug.gif?resize=65%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"65\" height=\"20\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; One thing I&#8217;m rather proud of is my changeover to using rechargeable batteries. My CD\/MP3 player was using up AA batteries at an alarming rate and I was forced to buy 8-packs of Duracell Ultras every couple weeks. I got so tired of this (and of keeping the spent batteries, rolling about the floor of my car, in some vain desire to recycle them somehow) that I finally tried some NiMH Energizer rechargeables (chosen for their small recharger) which I got at Best Buy. I couldn&#8217;t be happier. The recharger came with four batteries (for a total of about forty bucks), and I just alternate the batteries two at a time to continually power my MP3 music.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All of which is pretty much prelude so I can post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbatteries.com\/\">this link for info on rechargeable batteries<\/a>.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not only do they have a decent FAQ on NiCad and NiMH batteries but they also sell batteries, rechargers, and accessories. Some of the accessories (like the battery holders and carriers) look particularly interesting.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; One thing I&#8217;m rather proud of is my changeover to using rechargeable batteries. My CD\/MP3 player was using up AA batteries at an alarming rate and I was forced to buy 8-packs of Duracell Ultras every couple weeks. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/2002\/04\/27\/green-batteries\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,12,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gadgets","category-links","category-tech"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":288,"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions\/288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}