Difference betweeen manual and automatic batteries

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See thread title.

Can anyone explain the pros and cons of each?

[hifistud]

with certain auto batteries, the switch is sensitive enough that even a noise can set it off - this makes those particular ones unsuitable for pocketing in a noisy environment (084 stylee batteries a couple of years ago would fire if you sneezed close by, and there were way too many folks getting hot chests. OK - I got way too many sound-activated firings).

That said, they're handy for dangling from the corner of the mouth when you need both hands for something else.

Manuals, though, are a little less prone to false firing, but do need you to have a hand free in order to press the button. And their cut-off - if they have one - tends to be a little longer before it kicks in. Autos with a six-second cutoff are, in my opinion, the work of Santa (the dyslexic devil).

[collie2011]

Hi,
Hopefully someone more knowledgable will be along for you in a minute but my understanding is that you have more control with the manual batteries and it's less likely to go off accidentally in your pocket.

Hope someone else can add a bit more for you :-)

[Lee]

Also with a manual you can drip juice without fear of damaging the battery. Some or most? auto batteries have a hole at the top for the sensor or something. Manuals don't. (Don't quote me on this but I'm pretty sure I'm right.)

[camperman]

and if you decided to by a 510 auto battery you cant use an adaptor to use 901 atomisers or vice versa if you bought 901 and wated to use 510 atomisers but you can with manual.
i think the majority of batterys are manual these days and i dont know any mods that are auto