AA vs AAA batteries in remotes?
I just tossed my Roku remote after several years of use because it broke (it came with the Roku Premiere+ purchased in 2017). It used two AA batteries and I rarely had to replace them. I purchased ...
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Remotes that use the WI-FI, require more power, also will not function when the top edge of the battery power is gone (meaning they still test (somewhat) "good" after they cease to function in the remote. The ones that strictly use IR in my older Roku Device have lasted several years.
Larger AA's will store more power (mAH's) than smaller AAA's.
Pardon the spoiler, it appeared, & I'm inept enough to not know how to get rid of it.
Remotes that use the WI-FI, require more power, also will not function when the top edge of the battery power is gone (meaning they still test (somewhat) "good" after they cease to function in the remote. The ones that strictly use IR in my older Roku Device have lasted several years.
Larger AA's will store more power (mAH's) than smaller AAA's.
I agree that a AAA battery has less capacity than a AA. But capacity doesn't dictate how long they will last unless the devices using the batteries are identical. Since Roku has some remotes with AA and some with AAA batteries, they must have determined that some remotes will still have an acceptable battery life with the smaller batteries. It can't be for the physical size difference of the batteries, because the remotes themselves are all the same size regardless of the battery used.
Right now I have a pile of AAA batteries on my dresser, that still test out good, yet will not power my Roku voice remote. A set now recently has been lasting from a week to a month.
"It can't be for the physical size difference of the batteries, because the remotes themselves are all the same size regardless of the battery used."
That is completely untrue. The Roku remotes that take the double A batteries are thicker (have more depth) than the Roku remotes that take the triple A batteries. Having the smaller triple A batteries in the compartment allows Roku to make the remotes slightly thinner which reduces the weight of the remote. Triple A batteries are also lighter in weight than the double A's, so the triple A remotes are easier to hold because they are overall not as heavy or as thick so they take up less space in your hand.
Emissary35 wrote:The Roku remotes that take the double A batteries are thicker (have more depth) than the Roku remotes that take the triple A batteries.
I'm not disagreeing with you. Most likely I haven't handled two different remotes close enough together to notice. I pulled the remote for my ancient 2 XS out of the drawer and put it next to the voice remote that I added to my Premiere. Yep, it's taller. Of course that old remote is really old, and I could also see Roku making the newer ones a bit slimmer. Not important enough for me to wander around the house comparing different remotes. 🙂
