Am I the only one amazed that things come fully charged now?

[underpants]

Considering how long these items have been in manufacturing, storage, and shipping they are ready to go out of the box.

I bought battery jump boxes for our cars about 6 months ago. I got a tire inflator for Christmas. Both came fully charged.

BTW - those things are great to charge a phone while waiting in a hospital room as I did a lot last year. A lot of hospital rooms aren’t upgraded for phone charging unless you bring a wall socket converter.

We got a new umbrella for our deck. Solar powered. Connected all three plates and the lights came on.

Just got a voice recorder thing at work. USB w/ converter powered. 3/4 battery charge.

Have batteries just got that much better?

[Cheezoholic]

1. Bought an electric weed eater last week, died 5 min out of the box. I never expect anything to be charged anyway n/t

[usonian]

2. I am not thrilled by this.

Any charge is a hazard in shipment, IMO.

Not so long ago, laptops were bursting into flames in airplanes. Now, perhaps THAT part of battery technology has improved. The "do not self-incinerate" part??? I hope so.

I am sure that's why items shipped uncharged in the past. Why and when it changed, I don't know.

Non-rechargeable batteries ship with an insulating strip to deactivate the devices in transit. Some rechargeables? I suppose so.

I got a portable power pack for charging things in the car. The auto 12 volt power outlets only work while the alternator is running. No EV's here to make a comparison!!

And FWIW, a DieHard jumpstart battery failed to turn over a contractor's truck after some work here.
Jumper cables worked great.

I try to keep it as close to 100% as I can these days.

And check out the new "long range" Tesla batteries!! WOW.

[underpants]

5. Good points. Everything seems to come ready to go now.

I carry cables even though my battery is too small to actually jump anything.

[usonian]

6. Maybe some day you'll need a boost!

Hope it doesn't happen to you.

One time I called road service for a boost. It took hours. YUCK.

Another time I was in the cellphone lot at the airport around midnight, and someone needed a boost. Made good use of my otherwise crummy time.

Semper Paratus (U.S. Coast Guard)
Always ready!

[underpants]

7. As many Coasties as I've known I'd never heard Semper Paratus.

Coastal Virginia

Very cool. I think Cav Scouts don’t have an official motto ….but I’d guess there’s cussing involved.

[usonian]

9. Check it out.

I finished my tour 50 years ago this November.

A bit old to re-up.

[tinrobot]

8. Pretty sure the shipping companies are aware of the hazards

As are their insurance companies.

If trucks, planes, ships, etc were catching fire on a regular basis, they wouldn't allow the cargo.

[Meowmee]

3. I usually charge everything anyway just in case

[underpants]

4. I do too but I expect to have to.