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Battery Bunglers

Just how hard can it be to load batteries into devices and get the polarity correct?

Well, apparently this very simple task is just beyond some people, who we will describe as being Polarity-Agnostic, or call a spade a spade, they're battery bunglers.

So prevalent is this lack of skill that Microsoft and Duracell have identified it as an untapped market, and created batteries that have both positive, you know that's the one with the plus sign, and negative or hyphen, at both ends.

This bipolar set-up of terminals is subject to a patent entitled 'Eliminating Incorrect Battery Placement'.

The InstaLoad technology is a brilliant, basic mechanical solution without electronic components or circuitry.

Already it has found application in hearing aids, torches and soon to follow will be a host of gadgets presumably the Duracell Energiser Bunny.

 

Jim Linton VK3PC

 

WIA

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