Quality Control ?

[J HancockParticipant @jhancock95746]

Battery can opener………..as seen on TV

[J HancockParticipant @jhancock95746]

Not this one !

Arthritis overtaken my ability to use a manual can opener so this 'one touch' the obvious solution.

Brand new, out of box, new batteries inserted, press button………….nothing.

Close look reveals +ve teat on both batteries 0.030" short of connection.

Of course, no problem to cure for 'us' but I wonder how many have been returned.

[Ian ParkinParticipant @ianparkin39383]

So was it a battery problem or the can opener?

batteries now seem to have a shorter +ve teat than they used to

[Gray62Participant @gray62]

I have found this problem to be more apparent with Duracell batteries. A number of my granddaughters toys will not work with Duracells but work fine with other makes. Duracell batteries have a much shorter +ve terminal than other major brands

[J HancockParticipant @jhancock95746]

The battery teat is guided into a slot which has the +ve plate ready for the battery end to make contact with it.

No AA battery I have has a long enough teat to reach the fixed plate.

The -ve contact is the spring pushing the battery into place hard up against the slot.

It was easy enough for me to build the two +ve fixed plates up with 0.040" of solder but 'we' are not the

'average' consumer.

Device works really well.

[larry phelan 1Participant @larryphelan1]

Been there, done that !!

There is a lot to be said for cans with ring pulls. Yes I know they cost a bit more [dont see why this should be, but it is ] I got a pain-in-my-arse trying to open cans of anything long ago [I wish I could join things together like they do ] so now I tend to buy just ring pull tins.

This may be part of what they call "Progress"

[J HancockParticipant @jhancock95746]

You've just touched another 'rant' I have.

Only last week I dropped a can of Carling lager as I was taking it out of the 'fridge'.

A millisecond later it was passing my ear on the way to the ceiling , propelled by a jet of Carling coming out of the ring pull area.

As confirmed by the 'air accident ' investigation afterwards.

My do they have that ring pull area controlled to fine ' just ok' limits.

[Mike PooleParticipant @mikepoole82104]

It always seems to be touch and go whether the ring pull opens the can or my finger nail lifts from my finger, we have a gadget for ring pulls but I never remember to use it.

Mike

[Dave HalfordParticipant @davehalford22513]

How come you don't end up with just the ring pull dangling from your finger?

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by J Hancock on 24/09/2020 16:57:52:

You've just touched another 'rant' I have.

Only last week I dropped a can of Carling lager as I was taking it out of the 'fridge'.

A millisecond later it was passing my ear on the way to the ceiling , propelled by a jet of Carling coming out of the ring pull area.

As confirmed by the 'air accident ' investigation afterwards.

My do they have that ring pull area controlled to fine ' just ok' limits.

Serves you right for drinking fizzy lager instead of nice warm, flat beer!

.N.

[Dave Smith 14Participant @davesmith14]

And in cans

[Dave Smith 14Participant @davesmith14]

And in cans

[J HancockParticipant @jhancock95746]

What I did find out, dried lager makes a good non-slip floor finish.

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