# Reloading batteries changed recently?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reloading-batteries-changed-recently/25546>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [December 23, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reloading-batteries-changed-recently/25546 "2020-12-23T23:47:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_Blay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/paul_blay/32/6803_2.png) [@Paul\_Blay](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Paul_Blay)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reloading-batteries-changed-recently/25546/1 "2020-12-23T23:47:40Z")

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So it used to be that if you had a flashlight with a (24/300) battery left and a light disposable battery (300/300) in your inventory you could just 'r’eload your flashlight and it would swap batteries. (If more than one battery was in range, it would prompt you to select).

Now it seems you can only reload a new battery if you first remove the old one. Otherwise you get the (confusing) message “You can’t reload anything with the ammo you have on hand”.

Experimental build 11271

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**Author:** ![zantanzuken](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zantanzuken/32/10325_2.png) [@zantanzuken](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/zantanzuken)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reloading-batteries-changed-recently/25546/2 "2020-12-24T01:17:44Z")

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can confirm. doesn’t work with any battery related item

working theory is that its attempting to reload the battery like you would a gun magazine, and because you cant have charge freely in your inventory, it doesn’t know what to do.

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reloading-batteries-changed-recently/25546/3 "2020-12-24T02:22:25Z")

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Yep, and you can track the bugfix progress here:

> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/46122>
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> Describe the bug
> When any battery-powered device has a battery installed, using the reload action on the device says You can't reload...

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reloading-batteries-changed-recently/25546/4 "2020-12-24T07:44:01Z")

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I’m looking into it, pretty sure I’ll have it fixed tonight