Battery Snaps hongkongsuperseller

[mutagenic]

Hi ya'll.  I just wanted to let you all know the battery snaps from ebay member hongkongsuperseller are absolute garbage.  They're connected to the terminals with about 3 tiny strands of copper wire that tend to break as soon as I attach a battery.  I was pleased with the ones I got from circuitspecialists, but tried to save a buck.  My mistake.  Can anyone comment on the quality of Small Bear's battery snaps SKU: 0619?  I'm sure they're good b/c Steve doesn't sell junk, I just wanted to hear from someone else that's used them.

[Meanderthal]

The best ones are diy. Bust the top off a spent battery, solder right to the backs of the terminals, and use hot glue to insulate the back. Try it, you'll love it!

[ambulancevoice]

http://www.diyguitarist.com/DIYStompboxes/DIY-BattSnap.htm

[dxm1]

Oh, come on.

40 cents:

http://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Ntt=*1235006gr*&N=1323038&Ntx=mode%2bmatchall&Ns=P_SField&OriginalKeyword=123-5006-gr

22 cents:

http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?qs=pkhVRPZ8ecCfeeQeYtldRQ%3d%3d


Less than a buck for a quality battery clip and protector?  Even if you're starving-broke, the
effect your building is a hand crafted, one of a kind original. It's gotta be worth $100...

I'm all for recycling, jumping on the "Green Team" bandwagon, and all of that (you DO recycle your old batteries, no?) But a buck for
quality?  I think DIY clips touch the boundry of dimishing returns...

[JFX09]

+1

at least wear some eye protection if you must do it...

[tehfunk]

quality?  I think DIY clips touch the boundry of dimishing returns...

Ahh, diminishing marginal returns! AP Econ test coming up... sorry, I just had to do it! 

[soundcollage]

All I can say is GRRR. I got burnt for over $200 by this seller back in 2006 sorry you did not catch my rant post before you purchased.

[DougH]

I'm all for recycling, jumping on the "Green Team" bandwagon, and all of that (you DO recycle your old batteries, no?) But a buck for
quality?  I think DIY clips touch the boundry of dimishing returns...

If you really want to be "green", don't use batteries at all. Save the snaps and the battery waste and you will probably get by with a smaller box too. If you have 2 or more pedals it's time to step up to a power supply IMO. I'm really kind of tired of the 9v battery paradigm in all honesty. It's a waste of space, the input jack switching is not optimal for many reasons, etc, etc...

[petemoore]

If you have 2 or more pedals it's time to step up to a power supply IMO.
  It's many lots easier to grab a battery than to find plug 'n space for a PS when building.
  So I take the BSnap off and wire the DC jack when I get done debugatweekin' and the box is then PB ready.
  But I keep one battery snap Rocket handy just in case, and having a PB Free Fuzzbox comes in handy occasionally...mostly so my jammin' buddy can get some kind of tone...

[Paul Marossy]

I just wanted to let you all know the battery snaps from ebay member hongkongsuperseller are absolute garbage.  They're connected to the terminals with about 3 tiny strands of copper wire that tend to break as soon as I attach a battery.

The cheapie RadioShack snaps do the same thing! 

[Meanderthal]

quality?  I think DIY clips touch the boundry of dimishing returns...

Never tried it did you? If you did you'd know that there are no tougher battery clips anywhere. Is it any greener? No. Doesn't make the icky stuff go away. It just makes an extremely tough battery clip. Not about saving pennies either, it's about durability. Quality is the reason to do it.

Now, if there are any battery clips available that can equal the diy version in durability, let alone surpass it, I'm sure we would all benefit from the info.

BTW, cool link there, but really you only need the top.

Yes, it's time consuming, and yes, clips are cheap pretty much anywhere.

[jefe]

Is it any greener? No.

Actually, I think it does qualify as a "greener" choice. No, it doesn't make the nasty inards of the battery go away - those still need to be disposed of. However, if you are reusing a part of the battery, that counts for something. Also, for every battery clip you make, that's one less that you had to buy - which means one less had to be manufactured, and one less had to be transported to you via some kind of fuel burning mode of transportation.

That said, I'm with DougH - if you really want to be "green", don't use batteries. I hate the little buggers.

[Paul Marossy]

That said, I'm with DougH - if you really want to be "green", don't use batteries. I hate the little buggers.

I've been doing that for a long time. Not so much out of being "green", but more out of a financial motivation - it's expensive to have to replace batteries all the time. I've never liked stuff that you have to buy batteries for all the time. I'm down to just the 9V battery in my Mojo Nitefly these days.

[jefe]

I've been doing that for a long time. Not so much out of being "green", but more out of a financial motivation - it's expensive to have to replace batteries all the time. I've never liked stuff that you have to buy batteries for all the time. I'm down to just the 9V battery in my Mojo Nitefly these days.

I hate batteries for financial reasons too. I also can't stand it when there's something wrong with your tone, you're scratching your head, and finally realize that one of your batteries is dying. I'll take a nice consistent power supply any day of the week.

edit: BTW Paul, I really like your new power supply from the other thread! I may have some additional questions for you about it...

[Paul Marossy]

BTW Paul, I really like your new power supply from the other thread! I may have some additional questions for you about it...

Fire away... 

[dxm1]

Never tried it did you?

Assumptions are dangerous, my friend...

If you did you'd know that there are no tougher battery clips anywhere. Is it any greener? No. Doesn't make the icky stuff go away. It just makes an extremely tough battery clip. Not about saving pennies either, it's about durability. Quality is the reason to do it.

Yes, I have tried it.  That's why I know how much work is involved in making a 40 cent battery clip.  Is it extremely tough?  That would depend on who makes it and how.  I have no doubt that one could construct a mil-spec, radiation hardened, 1,000,000 MTBF clip from the top of a used battery, given the right materials and incentive.  I would not ASSume, however, that just anyone reading the posted link and using the materials on hand is going to produce a quality, long lasting unit.

[m-theory]

Oh yeah, sign me up for the process that exposes me to nasty cuts and the potential for skin contact with mercury and other nasties, devours an astonishing amount of my valuable time, and "saves me" between twenty to forty cents.  I'll start building my own battery connectors right after I've finished refining my own gasoline from raw crude. 

[DougH]

I tend to agree. As I was thinking just the other day when I was making some light bulbs for the kids... No, seriously... You can get good heavy duty battery snaps from Mouser. At least I've gotten them in the past. I regularly get them surplus as well, the kind with a hard plastic shell (not that soft vinyl crap). I quit salvaging components off of old PCB's a long time ago too. Spending 5-10 minutes to loosen it up to end up with a cap with 1/8" leads is not my idea of a good time. This homemade battery snap goes in the same category for me. But hey, whatever you like to spend your time doing...

[plankspank]

The best ones are diy. Bust the top off a spent battery, solder right to the backs of the terminals, and use hot glue to insulate the back. Try it, you'll love it!

I agree. Much better quality, fast (faster than waiting 1 week+ for your mouser order to arrive) and cheap (no shipping & handling charges which can add $ 10-15 to the .22 cents).
   
     

[trendyironicname]

I'm going greener than everyone.   I'm going to hook up little solar cells to all of my pedals.  You'll only be able to play shows during the day and outside, but you'll make Al Gore smile.  And isn't that what rock music's all about?