[ARC5] Batteries That Do Not Corrode?

[Peter Gottlieb]

I thought zinc chloride was the type used before "alkaline" cells, the old 
"heavy duty" type.  They can corrode and leak pretty effectively.

Peter
kb2vtl

On 6/9/2018 7:01 PM, Robert Eleazer wrote:
> I just stopped by the  local Harbor Freight and bought a pack of 24 AA and 24 
> AAA for $3 each. They say they are "Zinc chloride."  Whathell is zinc 
> chloride?  And do they corrode as bad as the alkalines?  I guess I will find out.
> Wayne
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