My HA battery always dies on me after the choir practice. Boy, that loud voices are such a power killer. The only way to preserve its power is by completely turning it off, but then I will be completely isolated. Oh well…
Have you tried turning the volume way down during practice to see if that helps? On the bright side at least you know when the batteries will die.
Batteries can be affected by extreme temperatures and moisture, so sometimes when you keep them in your car you may notice a reduced life expectancy from them.
As the above poster said, the batteries have tabs on them to keep them from being activated. when you pull the tabs off, the batteries are activated by the air. Do not put the stickers/tabs back on the battery after you remove them; you will NOT stop the drainage.
Contrary to what dockristin said about putting the stickers/tabs back on the batteries not stopping the drainage, I did a test were every night I removed the batteries and put scotch tape over the air holes and was able to get 4 extra days out of the batteries but I didn’t think it was worth the trouble. I get on average 14 days out of size 13 and was able to push it to 18 days by covering the air holes.
It surely work by turning down(3 click) the volume, hoping the battery will last at least 6 days, instead of twice a week. Carrying extra batteries in a plastic case and placing it by itself in my purse small pocket provide easy access (instead of digging it through). I also check the battery expiration which is 9/16, therefore it depends in the environment am in.
Did some research on battery but not sure if Renata is an HP battery.
Janeta,
What size battery do your HA’s use?
My HA battery uses size 312. HD fine tune it today by increasing the volume in LF and decreasing in HF.
with the price of 312 batteries… turning the volume down to make them last a little longer seems extreme.
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Just pull out the plastic handle, and there’s a compartment for 2 batteries.
wouldn’t it be pretty simple to tear the top tab off at the perforation and stick the batteries in you pocket or purse?
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I personally don’t see why people wouldn’t just want to carry them in the packaging they come in? For me it’s done already which = done!
i have a holder on my key chain (it holds two batteries) for when on goes dead usually when i am with a group of friends. I got it free from Icell batteries that i bought online from amazon.
if you’re a guy, the battery packaging is cardboard and easily bent in which batteries comes loose in the pocket. Go get a 2 battery keychain holder, cheap and worthed when your needing the batteries. It’s always on the keychain and never have to grab it daily to put in your pants pocket.
My wallets (domestic and travel) have a coin pocket. I keep a round pack of eight in there. It adds little to the width of the wallet. Coins go in my coin pocket.
Yep that is where I care my batteries too, I use the power one batteries and they come in a 6 pack that is a small cardboard pack.
I keep two batteries in one of the credit card slots in my wallet. I keep the stickers on, and arrange them so that they don’t touch each other. Worked well in the last 10 years.
I keep a keychain holder with a separated compartment to carry two batteries. I also keep a small wheel pack in my laptop bag and also a wheel pack in my desk at work.
I keep two batteries in my laptop backpack and other two in my car. But, I also carry best ear muffs 2017 – top quality best ear protection review here. That’s it. Although, i always carry a tactical flashlight with me too. You can check review here.
I carry a tab of batteries in my billfold.