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Old 11-20-10 | 02:33 AM
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Cyclo-computer powered AAA

Is there any cyclo-computer which used AAA for power, instead of freaken button battery? I'm looking for simple, wired and want to use rechargeable battery.

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Old 11-20-10 | 08:14 AM
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Why the aversion to the button battery? They last for many months on a wired computer. I have one That's almost two years old and it still works. Wired computers don't use very much power.
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Old 11-20-10 | 12:51 PM
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AAA rechargeable cells would require more frequent replacement/charging unless you used a low self discharge cell such as Sanyo Eneloops. Also the computer body would be way too big for most folks. Current draw is in the same range as a watch so button cells are the most compact and logical solution.
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Old 11-20-10 | 03:56 PM
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The last bike computer I had that used AAA was a Cateye from the 1980's..
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Old 11-20-10 | 09:52 PM
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Thanks folks, simple I don't like buy new battery all the time and try use rechargeable AAA & AA on all gadgets. But in nowadays looks like we do not have a lot of choice for bike. Two days ago bought Trek PDX and looking for computer now, have offer: SIGMA BC1106 for $29, any opinion on that?
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Old 11-21-10 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Bosun
Thanks folks, simple I don't like buy new battery all the time and try use rechargeable AAA & AA on all gadgets. But in nowadays looks like we do not have a lot of choice for bike. Two days ago bought Trek PDX and looking for computer now, have offer: SIGMA BC1106 for $29, any opinion on that?
Something you can do is to solder in a two cell holder in pace of the coin cell. I used a double AAA holder from Radio Shack. The biggest thing is to make sure that you do not place the + and - wires on the wrong pieces of metal. I find that the coin cells last about 1 year on average and the correct sizedifficult to find overseas. AAA are available almost everywhere and are easier to find.
I did it about a year ago on one of my bikes and so far it had held through rain and shine.
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Old 11-22-10 | 04:46 PM
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Hm..m, this is a good idea make the base with power supply, will thinking about when my computer come. I bought SIGMA BC1609 for $38 incl shipment on Amazon.
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