Blessing your local club and replacing your smoke detector batteries at the same time.

[oak creek martin]

Well, it’s daylight savings time and I always replace the 9volt smoke detector batteries on that day. Made me stop to think what to do with those batteries. I always take them out of the detector and check them and they seem to be full of juice i.e. when you touch them to your tongue. I think a great repurpose would be take them to your local club and put them in the timers. Save the club some money. Make sure that you don’t put them in a big box and let the ends touch this will cause a fire. 

[Dapper Dave]

Interesting idea. 

[Rip Snorter]

I support the local club and collectors association without a thought.  The Smoke Detectors chirp, though they are hardwired as well.  Never be without 9 volt batteries.  I discovered that other than ripping them off the wall, they will not stop chirping - think the Terminator.

[Badlands Bob #61228]

I buy the lithium battery smoke detectors.  They are good for 10 years.  

 

I found that the 9 volt battery smoke detectors always start chirping at 2:00 a.m.

[Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971]

I replaced some failed smoke alarms last year.  The new ones came with cheap Chinese carbon zinc batteries that I replaced with better batteries.  I keep a few in my gun cart to toss to a TO if needed to replace a dead timer battery.  They are good enough to get through a match.

Edited November 5 by Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971
clarification

[G W Wade]

I worked as a cook at the local nursing home.  They changed fire alarm batteries on regular schedule.  I would bring a box to my local clubs.  All premium stock and no problems        GW

Edited November 5 by G W Wade