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I am not sure what you mean by beans. But I have shoved some alligator clips into a battery compartment in a pinch. Two AA batteries in series are 3v so that is the voltage you would supply for that. Doesn’t come up much because I have quite a few rechargeable batteries around. I did recently find my old Tamagotchi and have been considering putting it on display somewhere after Frankensteining a power supply for it.
By beans, I mean those little batteries that you find when you dismantle old headphones and such. They don't look like batteries, just little blobs.
I am wondering if you are talking about capacitors. Like this?
No, not those. I've taken apart small electronics like headphones, and found what I thought were the "batteries," but maybe they weren't. I can't find any photos of what I am thinking of.
I can only conclude that I don't have a clue what I am talking about. Please ignore.