This thread is about to get infinitely longer!
I would hope it would not be
that much of an explosion.
We don't need to debate whether they have a chip...
We don't need to debate whether they could produce a product...
We might have a few thoughts about different cell configurations, but we don't need to debate the mechanical issues with the original single cell design...
We can wonder about the delivery timeline and whether their communications will be any better.
We can discuss whether their "fresh" angle will find them better markets.
Will be interesting to see if they are more or less successful this time.
It will.
Kickstarter is arguably a bigger market, the rechargable D cell thing is technically a more useful solution than the original Batteriser, but they don't have the same banner 800% bullshit claims.
Some positive elements to this latest initiative, however there is still a history, and that will hamper their efforts, I'm sure.
Of course they won't have solved the existing problems. The first being the horribly unreliable and delicate sleeve and spring contact which would effectively negate the reusable aspect of the rechargeables.
And the overheating issues could get a LOT worse with rechargeables that have a much lower ESR and gave deliver more energy into a short. I hope they have good liability insurance.
We can only hope for some pleasant surprises here.
The good news ... and the bad news ....
So it will be more useful and practical than the original Batteriser primary cell design, but it's still not a universal solution. Because any properly designed product will have good support for rechargeables already.
Seems like they have failed miserably with their existing primary cell Batteroo sleeve, i.e. they haven't gotten it into the big market stores as they wanted to. And they have to run another crowd funding campaign to try and boost (pun intended) more investor interest.
You have to admire their tenacity. You also have to wonder about their wisdom.
Time for some fresh popcorn.