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Crap battery holders

  • 30-05-2006 11:26pm
    #1
    elivsvonchiaing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,575 ✭✭✭


    I've had many appliances/gadgets go dead on me over the years. Lately I've noticed many aren't dead - just wiggle the batteries about and away it goes again.

    This seems to be in the last 3-4 years.

    It seems someone somewhere is making/has made millions of crap battery holders.

    Have to wonder is this to order? E.g. "Our warranty is 2 years we would like the batch of 4 million battery holders to have an MTBF of 2.5 years" (i.e. they'll fail on average shortly after warranty) :eek:

    Anyone had similar experiences?


Comments

  • #2
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    To be honest... no.


  • #3
    ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,109 ✭✭✭ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV


    nope


  • #4
    Lump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    [Sarcasm] Yes, it's all a big conspiracy [/Sarcasm]

    John

    [real-life] No [/real-life]


  • #5
    Donegal Lass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,356 ✭✭✭Donegal Lass


    actually - no sarcasm - yes it has happened and its very very frustrating!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Shouldn't this be in the loose batteries forum?


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  • #7
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    i bought a new remote for my tv only to find it was poor battery holders that were at fault

    i feel your pain


  • #8
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    ronoc wrote:
    Shouldn't this be in the loose batteries forum?

    Hee hee.:D

    But seriously, OP, yes that has happened to me. Opening the appliance and swivelling the batteries a bit seems to work. I wouldn't get too bothered by it.


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