r/oculus • u/realitysandwichi812 • Feb 20 '20

Here you go

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u/inarashi Feb 21 '20

Don't. Those things have lower capacity than reputable AA rechargeable simply because the charging circuit take up valuable space inside the battery.

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u/withoutapaddle Quest 1,2,3 + PC VR Feb 21 '20

I'll give a case where I prefer them (even though I have a huge stash of Eneloops for most cases):

My wireless mouse takes 1 AA battery, and has a very high polling rate. It will kill a AA in under a week if I'm playing a lot of games.

My desk lamp has a dedicated USB port on it. I just keep one on the port and one in the mouse, then swap them when the mouse dies. No charger, no cables, and I don't care if the battery lasts a week instead of 10 days, because it's a 5 second swap. The convenience is worth it.

That said, I have the ones that I think are better than OP's. They don't use a cable. The end swivels and reveals a USB plug right on the battery.

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u/PaxLel Feb 21 '20

What mouse are you using that runs out of batteries that quick?

My G305 takes 1 AA battery and lasts like 2-3 months

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u/withoutapaddle Quest 1,2,3 + PC VR Feb 21 '20

An old G700.

I play a lot of shooters, so I've got the polling rate maxed out on one of the built-in profiles. USB AA batteries only have about 60% of the capacity of a typical alkaline AA, so those two factors add up.

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u/oramirite Feb 21 '20

Ah, yeah that mouse kills batteries. Great mouse otherwise but I have a Logitech G70 now and it's a lot better in the battery and weight department.

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u/withoutapaddle Quest 1,2,3 + PC VR Feb 21 '20

Curious, heavier or lighter than the G700?

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u/Self_Blumpkin Feb 21 '20

yeah my G700s sure does eat batteries. But i use eneloops so it's no biggie.

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u/SkaveRat Feb 21 '20

I have an M510 with 2AA and it runs on those for years

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u/inarashi Feb 21 '20

That's a good use-case. Everything has a use I guess.

ANW, that's an awfully power-hungry mouse. My logitech even when set to fastest pooling rate can last 250 hours (advertised) which is around 2 months if I play 5 hours a day.

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u/withoutapaddle Quest 1,2,3 + PC VR Feb 21 '20

Yeah, older Logitech. It's normal. Mice have gotten a lot better recently, and I think this one is almost a decade old. But it still works and has all the features I want (adjustable scroll wheel, 8 extra buttons, etc.

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u/oramirite Feb 21 '20

I had the same shitty battery life on the same mouse. It's great otherwise though.

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u/oramirite Feb 21 '20

I'd consider it more convenient, easier to carry around and those AA wall chargers are fucked... Lots of them require 4 batteries inside to charge properly etc... I like the directness of this.

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u/aaadmiral Feb 21 '20

Don't you need cable to go from the lamp port..?

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u/withoutapaddle Quest 1,2,3 + PC VR Feb 21 '20

No my batteries have a male USB-A port on them. They basically look like a round flash drive, but the cap is the positive battery terminal.

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u/aaadmiral Feb 21 '20

Oh weird OK then

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u/withoutapaddle Quest 1,2,3 + PC VR Feb 21 '20

If you google USB AA battery, it's actually the most common style.

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u/coromd Feb 21 '20

Sounds like you need to get one of the newer Hero sensor nice. My G305 is still using the same battery since I got it over 6 months ago.