I've learned that my new Mammut avalanche beacon (that will see its first outing, tomorrow) requires three AAA batteries -- either alkaline or lithium but definitely NOT rechargeable. There are some, in the box, but I was wondering: what batteries do YOU recommend for one's beacon?
It feels odd to trust one's life to things one finds, dying, in a cheap, plastic alarm clock and one buys from the side of an Aldi check-out.
So... questions:
- Do you find that Lithium (non-rechargeable) batteries are worth the extra price? Truthfully, I haven't managed to find anyone who even sells them so I have no idea how much they cost but all my German colleagues scoff and say that they're insanely expensive so I shouldn't bother -- Alkalines last long enough and, if you don't forget to remove them in between outings, they don't cause any problems.
- What about the cold. Alkaline batteries are supposed to be susceptible to cold, aren't they?
- Assuming you use Alkalines, do you buy any old Alkalines (off the side of an Aldi check-out, for example) or look for a specific brand?
- Following up from previous, are there any brands you absolutely avoid?
- My wife has some "industrial" Alkaline batteries (Varta) left over (unused, still sealed) from one of her laboratory studies and has said I'm free to take them. Whatever are "industrial" batteries, anyway? They're still AAA and they're still Alkaline so what's the difference?
Maybe these are dumb questions but if my life could depend on the adequacy of my cells or my partner's life could depend on me being able to engage search-mode without watching the device keel over and die like ones smart-phone when one is trying to find a friend's house and late for a dinner invitation, I guess I'll feel better having asked.
EDIT: I'll use the batteries in the box, obviously, but I'm asking for future reference.
Post edited at 09:10