Spent $12 on a specific brand of batteries and my TV remote started working a month after it died

I bought a pack of Rayovac high-energy AAs for my remote that had been totally dead. The weird part is, the old batteries still tested fine on a meter, but these new ones just... worked. Has anyone else had electronics act weird with power like that?

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rileyjones2d agoTop Commenter

That's just the placebo effect for your remote lol. Old batteries probably had a weak load voltage that the meter didn't catch. New ones always fix that.

blair_green861d ago

Tell Rileyjones the placebo effect doesn't buy batteries. Remotes get picky. Those old batteries might show voltage but can't deliver the juice when you hit a button. Fresh ones have the kick. My garage door opener does the same thing. It's like the electronics get lazy.