On this "Sears" you'll never get dropped...armed w/ "photon torpedos"
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^^^^ Must be a huge hearing aid..... (and a very efficient and serviceable pacemaker....)
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Yes you could carry a buddy on the rear steel racks of that era, and if the rear hub bolt was long enough and he had a stiff leather soled shoe the ends of the rear hub bolt could be caught by the edge of the shoe and you could stand up.
With a front wire basket full of water balloons you then became a veritable roving menace to the neighborhood.
Think war chariot with driver and spear thrower.
Ah, the imagination before the coming of internet gaming.
With a front wire basket full of water balloons you then became a veritable roving menace to the neighborhood.
Think war chariot with driver and spear thrower.
Ah, the imagination before the coming of internet gaming.
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I already have a 12V LED fixture in that tank and there are AA battery packs at the local hobby shop for that (9V or chain 2 6V), It's also not like I can't find a couple low voltage ones and use a small C or D holder like I already have for those, no special batteries required.
Simplemente. I have lots of stuff like that.
Simplemente. I have lots of stuff like that.
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CR2032 isn't exactly a "special" battery. They're in tens of millions of car remotes, etc. Almost literally a dime a dozen. OTOH, they are disposable. At least with C or AA/AAA, you can buy NiMH rechargeables. Only downside is the size; hidden in the tank, they take up precious space that would otherwise hold dilithium crystals.
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CR2032 isn't exactly a "special" battery. They're in tens of millions of car remotes, etc. Almost literally a dime a dozen. OTOH, they are disposable. At least with C or AA/AAA, you can buy NiMH rechargeables. Only downside is the size; hidden in the tank, they take up precious space that would otherwise hold dilithium crystals.
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CR2032 isn't exactly a "special" battery. They're in tens of millions of car remotes, etc. Almost literally a dime a dozen. OTOH, they are disposable. At least with C or AA/AAA, you can buy NiMH rechargeables. Only downside is the size; hidden in the tank, they take up precious space that would otherwise hold dilithium crystals.
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We have a handful of small blinkies that use either CR2016s or CR2032s. Something about the size that someone would hide behind the lenses of some old "tanker bike" lights/reflectors.
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Lithium button cells do not compare to the cheap Bells that use 3 AAAs, mine made it through Snowmageddon in 2017 even though I couldn't ride in that mess, they lit up in daily testing for about 2-3 months. And you really don't want something as potentially as hazardous as lithium failing in your lights. I took lithium carbonate for over 25 years for medication until it tried to shut down my kidneys in 2012 and then it was discovered that I was AUTISTIC, not BIPOLAR and this all could have been prevented...my kidneys have been on a downward slope ever since...you will have hazardous waste to dispose of including the entire light. That Bell set cost only $15, why bother with anything 'fancy' or just go get antique/vintage if you want that for your antiques, as I do.
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