I had an epiphany today and figured I'd share it with you guys.
As I take apart more and more computers, the cr2032 batteries off the motherboards have been starting to pile up. Until now, I've been neatly stacking them on one of my shelves to keep them from short circuiting as they would if just thrown in a coffee can or other container. I started searching Google and amazon and whatnot looking for some kind of plastic or cardboard container. Then it hit me...
I had a bunch of empty coin roll tubes that i held onto a while ago after cashing in the pocket change i used to save and roll. I tried them out and it just so happens the size of the cells is close enough to a penny that they fit perfectly in a coin roll. Nice, cheap, easy storage that will prevent shorting out the cells during storage or shipping. And you don't even have to label them. Just make sure the first battery you drop in has the marking side facing out the open end of the roll tube so you can see what style it is. Li-Ion, etc.
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