A note on dissecting 9 volts: All alkaline 9 volt batteries are, of course, made up of 6 standard alkaline cells. These cells are 1.5 volts and .25 amps--exaclty the same as all of the common "batteries" (AA, AAA, C, D--all just alkaline cells of various storage capacity).
So, all 9 volts are full of cells that theoretically could run your stylus. They are not, however, all configured the same way! The cheaper 9 volts have 6 flat slab-like cells sandwhiched with waxed paper and stacked within the case--these will avail you nothing after fighting with the battery case and driving a sliver of it under your thumbnail (as Dan would say--read that part twice).
You need to start with a good quality 9 volt, a "name brand." Almost all of the Energizers and Duracells are composed of 6 tiny little alkaline cells almost exactly the size of a AAAA--with little nipples on the positive side and everything. They are just barely shorter than a quadA cell, so some lights will require a gentle stretching of the contact spring. On the high quality lights, you probably won't even notice, since they have extra spring tension to deal with a shorter cell.
I hope this helps my fellow scavengers.
So, all 9 volts are full of cells that theoretically could run your stylus. They are not, however, all configured the same way! The cheaper 9 volts have 6 flat slab-like cells sandwhiched with waxed paper and stacked within the case--these will avail you nothing after fighting with the battery case and driving a sliver of it under your thumbnail (as Dan would say--read that part twice).
You need to start with a good quality 9 volt, a "name brand." Almost all of the Energizers and Duracells are composed of 6 tiny little alkaline cells almost exactly the size of a AAAA--with little nipples on the positive side and everything. They are just barely shorter than a quadA cell, so some lights will require a gentle stretching of the contact spring. On the high quality lights, you probably won't even notice, since they have extra spring tension to deal with a shorter cell.
I hope this helps my fellow scavengers.
