Re: radio eats batteries


"RichD" <r_delaney2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:5d913de7-b003-4728-ac19-86cd66b66110@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I purchased an armband radio recently, for jogging.
Truetech, if that means anything.

I inserted 2 new alkaline AAA batteries, they
are now dead after about 90 minutes use.
Is that normal? I can still return the radio,
if it's presumed defective.

What is the capacity of a AAA battery?

Also, this is the first time I've tried earbud style
earphones. The damn things won't stay in my ears!
Are there different sizes? I figure it's 'one size fits all'.
Maybe my ear canals are too narrow.... (also
my ears are too big, but that's another story)

They have the foam pads, which are pretty large,
and overflow out the ear canal - they don't squeeze
in completely.


I would say that it's EXTREMELY RARE that I agree with Phil's caustic replies to a post, but this is one of those times.

So, you bought a complete piece of *** at Target and you actually expect something of it? What did you spend, maybe $10? Sorry to resort to profanity, but IT'S A PIECE OF FUCKING TRASH, made in China, it probably cost $0.50 to manufacture and another $0.10 to ship to the good ol' USA where discerning buyers like yourself can't help but buy it. Either it's a bad design, or it's poor construction but either way it eats batteries.

Throw it out and go buy a Sony or some other brand you've heard of.

As far as the earbuds go, how would you expect your feet to feel after you run a marathon in some "Avidas" or "New Valance" Chinese knock-off running shoes you bought at Target for $18? It costs MONEY to DESIGN earbuds which are ergonomically correct. These ***-factories in China use the following design process: they see a pair of expensive Sony earbuds through the display case glass, perhaps going so far as to take a blurry picture of them with their camera phone, then rush back to the factory and tell their designer "Make headphone. Rook rike ris. Quick quick."

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