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Is this one of life's greatest Mysteries/Rip-offs?
13. Nov 2009 at 19:53

I bought (today) 2 x 9v batteries (brand new) at a cost of approx £5 - if I was to buy 2 x 12v car batteries (brand new) it would cost me well over £100 - so for an extra 3v I would be paying roughly 20 times as much - is this a rip-off or what Embarrassed

No doubt this is a very simplistic way of expressing it; and probably it's something to do with with mega amps per hour and size of cells/whatever (I'm no electrician) but car batteries do seem extraordinarily expensive Angry

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rob in gib Senior Member Offline Posts: 529 Gibraltar Gender: Drives: 2.6 saloon (02) auto + (95) toyota 4runner	Re: Is this one of life's greatest Mysteries/Rip-offs? Reply #2 - 13. Nov 2009 at 20:01 Simple answer buy 8x 1.5v AA batteries connect them end to end mesure voltage and hey presto 12v then try using them to try and start a your motor
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Mr Skrunts Over Active Poster Offline 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys, Posts: 23830 Skruntie Land. Gender: Drives: Jimbob Mad It seems	Re: Is this one of life's greatest Mysteries/Rip-offs? Reply #3 - 13. Nov 2009 at 20:26 rob in gib wrote on 13. Nov 2009 at 20:01: Simple answer buy 8x 1.5v AA batteries connect them end to end mesure voltage and hey presto 12v then try using them to try and start a your motor Who is going to forward this to the Brainiacs team then.
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Re: Is this one of life's greatest Mysteries/Rip-offs?
Reply #4 - 13. Nov 2009 at 20:58

Mr Skrunts wrote on 13. Nov 2009 at 20:26:

rob in gib wrote on 13. Nov 2009 at 20:01:

Simple answer buy 8x 1.5v AA batteries connect them end to end mesure voltage and hey presto 12v then try using them to try and start a your motor Wink

Who is going to forward this to the Brainiacs team then. Roll Eyes

probably the car wont feel that voltage Grin

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Re: Is this one of life's greatest Mysteries/Rip-offs?
Reply #5 - 13. Nov 2009 at 21:06

cem wrote on 13. Nov 2009 at 20:58:

Mr Skrunts wrote on 13. Nov 2009 at 20:26:

rob in gib wrote on 13. Nov 2009 at 20:01:

Simple answer buy 8x 1.5v AA batteries connect them end to end mesure voltage and hey presto 12v then try using them to try and start a your motor Wink

Who is going to forward this to the Brainiacs team then. Roll Eyes

probably the car wont feel that voltage Grin

Most cars actually use 12v lol but amps now theres something Thumbs Up!

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Re: Is this one of life's greatest Mysteries/Rip-offs?
Reply #6 - 13. Nov 2009 at 21:44

rob in gib wrote on 13. Nov 2009 at 21:06:

cem wrote on 13. Nov 2009 at 20:58:

Mr Skrunts wrote on 13. Nov 2009 at 20:26:

rob in gib wrote on 13. Nov 2009 at 20:01:

Simple answer buy 8x 1.5v AA batteries connect them end to end mesure voltage and hey presto 12v then try using them to try and start a your motor Wink

Who is going to forward this to the Brainiacs team then. Roll Eyes

probably the car wont feel that voltage Grin

Most cars actually use 12v lol but amps now theres something Thumbs Up!

Agreed

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cem Omega King Offline Posts: 13920 Ankara/Turkey Gender: Drives: 97 2.5 V6 Manual CD- Clio Sport	Re: Is this one of life's greatest Mysteries/Rip-offs? Reply #7 - 13. Nov 2009 at 22:13 8 * 1.5 volt batteries will have microscobic amperes compared to original car battery
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Is this one of life's greatest Mysteries/Rip-offs? Reply #8 - 13. Nov 2009 at 22:16 get a costco membership, and get around 10 duracel 9v pp3 for 7 or 8 quid
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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: Is this one of life's greatest Mysteries/Rip-offs? Reply #9 - 13. Nov 2009 at 22:43 TheBoy wrote on 13. Nov 2009 at 22:16: get a costco membership, and get around 10 duracel 9v pp3 for 7 or 8 quid You'll still need about a grand's worth of them to start an Omega. Kevin
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Ghost Driver Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2257 Seaham, North East england Gender: Drives: 2,5 TD Select Estate	Re: Is this one of life's greatest Mysteries/Rip-offs? Reply #10 - 14. Nov 2009 at 00:39 The smaller batterys dont have the amps. try it with a 12V bulb and see if it works. not enough power ie amps/watts
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