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  OT: Button Batteries
 
Do any of you folks know an inexpensive source for "button batteries" - those used in everything from watches to (increasingly) toys. It seems silly to spend $9 US on three batteries to replace the ones in my small R2-D2 action figure, when the toy (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jun-03, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: OT: Button Batteries
 
(...) Well, I recommend going to Wal*Mart, buying some of those small R2-D2 action figures for $4.50 - ripping out the batteries and thowing away the toy. ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- HomeEmail: <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkEmail: (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jun-03, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: OT: Button Batteries 3 LR44 for $1.99
 
(...) Here's a three pack for $1.99: (URL) someone said on another list - the internet is a wonderful thing! It even has search engines! I Googled "LR44 batteries" to get the above :) Bruce (...) ------- WWW.SYSTRONIX.COM ---...--- Real embedded (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-03, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: OT: Button Batteries
 
I have about a dozen LR44-equivalents and another dozen LEDs I scavenged from McDonalds Happy Meal toys. Not a bad price at about $1.00 each per battery, not counting the food! A small piece of advice--the toys are seriously toddler-proofed. I use a (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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