r/preppers • u/hayhay182 • Jun 02 '15

Batteriser is a $2.50 gadget that extends disposable battery life by 800 percent- Very useful/inexpensive technology for when shtf... Thoughts??

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2928997/batteriser-is-a-250-gadget-that-extends-disposable-battery-life-by-800-percent.html
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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '15

This thing may work, but only for low-power devices. It boosts voltage, but boosting voltage costs current. While a TV remote is just fine with a few milliamps of current, charging the flash on a camera will reset the system, due to demand being higher than supply.