Need a 6 Volt in a hurry ?

[Fourtyfive]

Open the case and replace the D's !

[Fourtyfive]

So, was I the only one that didn't know a lantern battery had 4 D's in it. My dad is a penny pincher and wraps his docksider's toes with Alabama Chrome (duct tape) when they come apart , he wanted to know if I could fix his battery (he thinks I can fix anything). I said sure , let's tear it apart , there sat the 4 D cells.....so I replaced them and added the chrome ; end of story.

[Timestepper]

You may not be the only who didn't know, but back when I was a kid we'd tear apart lantern batteries to get the D's out, simply because back then one six volt cost us less than four D's.

[Dolomite_supafly]

Now coming from a very modest background I knew of all kinds of tips and tricks but this one is new to me.

I can remember taking a nail and punching a hole in the battery. Add a little bit of salt and a little bit of vinegar to give you more juice. Worked on AA's, C's, D,s and 9v's.

Now I am going to have to look for 6V batteries to see if they are cheaper than 4 D's. Thanks for the tip.

Dolomite

[monkeylizard]

You may not be the only who didn't know, but back when I was a kid we'd tear apart lantern batteries to get the D's out, simply because back then one six volt cost us less than four D's.

This.

I never could figure out why that was. Still can't.

[Timestepper]

Now I am going to have to look for 6V batteries to see if they are cheaper than 4 D's. Thanks for the tip.

Dolomite

Well, they were 35 - 40 years ago. No guarantees today...

[gregintenn]

Never knew that!

[hipower]

Huh?? Really????

[LngRngShtr]

Saw someone else do this and when opened was loaded with AA batteries.

Snopes says it was hooey,..http://www.snopes.com/photos/humor/batteryhack.asp

Not sure if D's were "Hooey" also..But I have seen adapter holders to use 4 D s in a lantern..

Edited April 4, 2012 by LngRngShtr

[jughead]

took 4 or 5 apart a few years ago. they had everything but usable batteries in them

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Snopes.com is hooey.

[Timestepper]

Snopes.com is hooey.

This. Not only is Snopes.com hooey, but it's hooey with a decidedly left wing slant. (Or is that redundant?)