It has been a controversy since rechargeable batteries emerged to the public market in mass production that are they the best solution? I also were wondering about this and made many researches and actual monitoring to the lifespan of these batteries, and it is fair to say that rechargeable batteries are not in their best shape yet. So what can be the alternative?
Well a one solution can be to make your gadgets convert rather than converting your batteries, are you wondering how? ! Simply by turning them to be able to take AC supply rather than a DC\Battery supply. How this is done?
Well all the answers you need to know are written in this article "Convert Battery Powered Electronics to Run on AC", but before you go to that article you need to know some facts first. For instance the mobility of you gadgets will be severely affected as they will need to be wired like any other AC powered device. Also that the application of such conversion is not easily done and needs some basic info about electronics and soldering. Moreover you will need to be careful about which gadgets to convert as some gadgets are to sensitive to tolerate slight changes in voltages. Furthermore the voltage regulator weather is was the LM317 or the L78XX you will need to know the current needed by the gadget to run and you will sometimes need to have a heat sink mounted on it.
In addition to all these things to consider the big question become will it be worth it?! Well actually Yes but it depends on the gadgets under question as some gadgets that contain motors will need more power and thus will need too often to have either replace their batteries or recharge them and in both cases the cost over which you are paying is relatively high especially when using regular not chargeable batteries. When you convert these devices to use AC supply then you are going to have a prolonged and almost maintenance free solution. Also the basic cost is relatively low compared to rechargeable batteries.
Finally, converting your gadgets to AC will be a good idea if you were opting for cost reduction and immobility of your devices and it will be a little bit challenging to do such a change with your gadgets so please apply your first time conversion on a low cost gadget that will not hurt your pocket if something went wrong. By the way it this is your first to time to know about electronics then it is a very good starting point as the work applies is relatively easy to apply.
You might want to look for the datasheets of either LM317 (mentioned in the article above) OR L7805 if you couldn't find LM317 then you might want to use L78XX series for an alternative.
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