9 Volt Battery Hack!

Here is how to extract 6 AAAA batteries from one 9 volt ENERGIZER battery and use them like AAA batteries!

Step 1 What You Need...

1 ENERGIZER 9 Volt Battery.

ATTENTION: I do not know if this works with any other type of 9 volt battery. If you try this and end up with something other than what I show you, then you are not using an ENERGIZER battery.

2. A pair of needle nose pliers and a small screwdriver

3. Optional: Gloves

Comments

[Gilrostwo]

If I'm not mistaken, this was confirmed false by Snopes.

But maybe I'm wrong.

[ilpug]

It works on certain kinds of batteries and not others. They probably just tested the wrong battery. It has worked for me.

[Gilrostwo]

Just checked, turns out it was the 6 volt battery hack that was fake.

=P

[jordan4762]

Works with CVS value brand =3

[WakeUpWolfgang]

I just did it today and for everyone who thinks this is a hoax look at what I got

[jgilbert13]

What about a DG home Heavy Duty 9 volt?

[thatoneguy900]

Official HOAX.

[superduperdrew]

kipkay answered you...COOL!!!

[Kipkay]

WRONG. Do you want to come over and I will do it before your very eyes?

[NarNar]

Burn.

[AnarchistAsian]

oohhhh!!! me! me! me!

[ravebot]

yes i want to come over if your still inviting

[ReCreate]

what happened to you ,spongebob?

[ravebot]

bad things very bad things "sob" it hurts just thinking about it

[ReCreate]

you're avatar is scary...i died by looking at it(Get it?)

[Yerboogieman]

Sure!

[HeyJD]

I opened my 9 volt battery and found some sort of acidic paste inside...

[account3r2]

what brand?

[HeyJD]

Uh... I ripped of the label saying what brand it was.
But it was kind of like button cells stacked on top of each other.
It's just that these 'cells' were see-through and had paste inside.

[superduperdrew]

bad brand, try duracell

[unclex6]

I did this and one of the AAAA's exploded in my face

[superduperdrew]

Y U Lie?

[durgledoggy]

Bear in mind this only works for some batteries.

The ones that have worked for me have been Varta, Philips, Sony, Duracell and Energizer. Vata are by far the best, they have the polarity marked on them and they just fall out without having to cut any connecting wires.
Other brands may work, but you could very easily find yourself with an open battery and 6 flat cells that can't be used for anything.

See: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:9V_innards_3_different_cells.jpg

[Diex2005]

I've done this too, and found a black paste-substance. I think it's only in rechargeable batteries though. I havent tested that theory, since I ONLY buy Rechargeables.

[gunman15]

mine were fatter and widder

[mattryes]

This is an excellent hack when you need to replace AAA batteries, but when you need AAAA batteries,there are more differences between these cells and store bought AAAA cells; 1) The polarity is reversed so that the negative terminal is the one with the little "Button" on it, 2) that little button doesn't protrude as much as on a store bought cell, and 3) the hacked cells are just a tiny bit shorter than their expesnsive counterparts. My Streamlight Stylus LED flashlight won't work with these cells. I think that it requires the positive terminal to protrude into the LED assembly. I tried to remove the "button" from and old AAAA battery so that I could use it to extend the flat positive end, but I was unsuccessful. Does anybody have any suggestions that would make these AAAA batteries more functional? Thanks, Matt

[el-pedro]

In my case the batteries were identical except the positive side did not have the little plate with the little "button" on it and on the commercial AAAA's Ive seen the negative has a "button" but it does not stick out as far.

[wheatstone]

try some aluminum foil but tape it as it will short out the battery ( At one end The button end must not short the case to the anode ( the center post) ps...make a little ball with the foil, hot melt it if you wish, but only on the perimeter as glue will insulate an no power! again the tape cannot cover the top it also will insulate and no power will flow!!!

[wheatstone]

need a bigger battery? wrap tape around the battery can make it fit anything requiring 1.5 volts.

[superduperdrew]

you mean foil right?

[Geekmandude]

EverReady works too!

[.NetRolller 3D]

I can confirm that this hack works for Varta and GP batteries as well.

[xxcripple1218xx]

you have just killed the energizer bunnies spirit, lol. nice hack. though

[nadav]

Duracell batteries are better for this hack because they are not loose batteries in a case this is what they look like:

[Mr. Squishy]

How am I supposed to get that appart?

[nadav]

What the batteries?

[Mr. Squishy]

It looks like they are all soldered together.

[Rotten194]

They're just shrink wrapped and connected by thin wires, snip the wires.

[nadav]

the no but you dont need that part of the battery you only need the case of the battery.

[Oryctolagus habilis]

Can anyone verify a brand of NiMH rechargeable 9v that has AAAAs inside? I read online somewhere that RayOVac's do, but where I live they only sell standard alkalines under the RayOVac name. I use rechargeables for everything except a Bluetooth headset that eats AAAAs.