brian_chee
Contributing Editor

Look ma, no batteries!

analysis
Nov 15, 20071 min

You know the story, you grab your handy dandy electric screwdriver off the tool bench to rack or un-rack a piece of gear only to find the batteries dead. You can't leave it in the charger since that would cause the batteries to develop a memory leaving you high and dry again. New battery packs cost as much as buying a whole new electric screwdriver and then there's the issue about finding someplace that will tak

You know the story, you grab your handy dandy electric screwdriver off the tool bench to rack or un-rack a piece of gear only to find the batteries dead. You can’t leave it in the charger since that would cause the batteries to develop a memory leaving you high and dry again. New battery packs cost as much as buying a whole new electric screwdriver and then there’s the issue about finding someplace that will take the old packs for recycling. (or taking time out of your busy schedule to take it over to someone that will take it for recycling) Or just the guilty conscience knowing that you’re using a device that is possibly putting more toxic heavy metals into the environment.