Eli5: Why do domestic fire alarms take a rectangular battery instead of AA/AAA?

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Eli5: Why do domestic fire alarms take a rectangular battery instead of AA/AAA?

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There absolutely are smoke detectors that take AA batteries. Mine take 3 AA batteries each. I prefer it that way because I change the batteries at the beginning of the year regardless if they need to be changed or not. Then I just put those batteries into rotation for tv remotes or flashlights or whatever.