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Poster Session

Poster Session

Poster Session

P04 - “You spin me right round” Best battery brands for spinning impingers

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
Location: Hall A
Abstract: Spinning impingers, a.k.a. spinners, are used to evaluate truck adulticide treatments to verify that the product reached its intended locations. Often, a spinner fails, when the spinning arm slows down or stops, due to poor battery life. Energizer Ultimate Lithium is a top-shelf model that was recommended as providing the best spinning speed and durability; however, they are considerably more expensive than other brands of AA batteries. Therefore, we set out to compare the battery life and spin rate of Energizer Ultimate Lithium with different battery brands in the spinners. We examined Duracell Power Boost, Energizer Max, Duracell Coppertop, and Eneloop rechargeable batteries in the Leading Edge black spinners. We will discuss whether using rechargeable batteries and reusing batteries for more than one evaluation would be feasible.