Why is it so?
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So this morning I have to get up about an hour and a half earlier than normal for a teleconference. Well about 3am-ish I'm woken by a beep. A minute later, another beep. What the hell? The bloody smoke detectors batteries have gone low haven't they? :omg: So there I am, three in the morning, on a chair taking the smoke detector down, and ripping the batteries out. Every smoke detector I have ever owned (3 or 4) has decided to go flat when I am sleeping. Why can't they make one where the batteries go flat during the flamin day! Cheers The universe is driven by the complex interaction between three ingredients: matter, energy, and enlightened self-interest.
Mr Morden wrote: Why can't they make one where the batteries go flat during the flamin day! I'll take guess that the low of temperature has an effect on the batteries output, so at the coldest time of operation they are more likely to drop below the minimum amperage setting. :-) Also its amazing the number of people with smoke detectors that have flat batteries, and often when they give their warning beep people think its a mouse or insect. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.
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So this morning I have to get up about an hour and a half earlier than normal for a teleconference. Well about 3am-ish I'm woken by a beep. A minute later, another beep. What the hell? The bloody smoke detectors batteries have gone low haven't they? :omg: So there I am, three in the morning, on a chair taking the smoke detector down, and ripping the batteries out. Every smoke detector I have ever owned (3 or 4) has decided to go flat when I am sleeping. Why can't they make one where the batteries go flat during the flamin day! Cheers The universe is driven by the complex interaction between three ingredients: matter, energy, and enlightened self-interest.
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this just gives statistical evidence that you're mostly sleeping ;P
One day I might find it quite amusing how touching tongues make life so confusing Anne Clark again [sighist]
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So this morning I have to get up about an hour and a half earlier than normal for a teleconference. Well about 3am-ish I'm woken by a beep. A minute later, another beep. What the hell? The bloody smoke detectors batteries have gone low haven't they? :omg: So there I am, three in the morning, on a chair taking the smoke detector down, and ripping the batteries out. Every smoke detector I have ever owned (3 or 4) has decided to go flat when I am sleeping. Why can't they make one where the batteries go flat during the flamin day! Cheers The universe is driven by the complex interaction between three ingredients: matter, energy, and enlightened self-interest.
If I leave my mobile phone on, if someone rings and leaves a message on the phone (like at 8pm) it deliberatley waits until 3am before ringing back with voicemail. The bugger. It's deliberatley doing that, I know. "I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered" George Best.
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So this morning I have to get up about an hour and a half earlier than normal for a teleconference. Well about 3am-ish I'm woken by a beep. A minute later, another beep. What the hell? The bloody smoke detectors batteries have gone low haven't they? :omg: So there I am, three in the morning, on a chair taking the smoke detector down, and ripping the batteries out. Every smoke detector I have ever owned (3 or 4) has decided to go flat when I am sleeping. Why can't they make one where the batteries go flat during the flamin day! Cheers The universe is driven by the complex interaction between three ingredients: matter, energy, and enlightened self-interest.
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There are smoke detectors that hook up to your electrical system...haven't replaced a smoke detector battery in 15 years... ;P
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So this morning I have to get up about an hour and a half earlier than normal for a teleconference. Well about 3am-ish I'm woken by a beep. A minute later, another beep. What the hell? The bloody smoke detectors batteries have gone low haven't they? :omg: So there I am, three in the morning, on a chair taking the smoke detector down, and ripping the batteries out. Every smoke detector I have ever owned (3 or 4) has decided to go flat when I am sleeping. Why can't they make one where the batteries go flat during the flamin day! Cheers The universe is driven by the complex interaction between three ingredients: matter, energy, and enlightened self-interest.
Mr Morden wrote: flat during the flamin day! Flamin day... nice play on words there ;-) Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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Mr Morden wrote: Why can't they make one where the batteries go flat during the flamin day! I'll take guess that the low of temperature has an effect on the batteries output, so at the coldest time of operation they are more likely to drop below the minimum amperage setting. :-) Also its amazing the number of people with smoke detectors that have flat batteries, and often when they give their warning beep people think its a mouse or insect. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.
Colin^Davies wrote: I'll take guess that the low of temperature has an effect on the batteries output, so at the coldest time of operation they are more likely to drop below the minimum amperage setting. Very well though out answer. Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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this just gives statistical evidence that you're mostly sleeping ;P
One day I might find it quite amusing how touching tongues make life so confusing Anne Clark again [sighist]
peterchen wrote: this just gives statistical evidence that you're mostly sleeping Still working through the back log ;-) Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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There are smoke detectors that hook up to your electrical system...haven't replaced a smoke detector battery in 15 years... ;P
Daniel Desormeaux wrote: There are smoke detectors that hook up to your electrical system...haven't replaced a smoke detector battery in 15 years... Ah.. Thats just the lazy way out.. sure, it might be safer and all.. but still the lazy way out ;-) ;-P Regards, Brian Dela :-)