[ARC5] Batteries That Do Not Corrode?

[Jim Wiley]

I always thought that a standard  "lantern battery" consisted of four 
type "F" cells, not "D" cells.

- Jim, KL7CC




On 6/8/2018 9:07 AM, Robert Downs via ARC5 wrote:
>
> I learned the hard way not to trust Duracell’s advertising and 
> published specs.  I ran the Engineering department for a pipeline 
> inspection company (instrumented pigs).  Around 1985 or maybe a little 
> later, we had decided to switch our battery packs for 20” and larger 
> tools from Silver-Zinc secondary to Alkaline primary cells, 
> specifically using multiple 6 volt Duracell Lantern Batteries.  All 
> went well until one day our Calgary office reported a run failure 
> apparently due to the battery pack not lasting as long as it should.  
> The Lantern Battery has always been supposed to be made from four 
> D-cells in series.  Investigation soon revealed that without warning 
> anyone, the batteries being bought in Canada contained four C-cells 
> and a cardboard spacer.  It was apparently done in order to be able to 
> claim that the Duracell Lantern Batteries contained less mercury than 
> the competition.  The new batteries were easily identified by weight.  
> Our entire stockpile of Lantern Batteries in Calgary and part of our 
> stockpile in Houston proved to be these bogus batteries.  And we had 
> paid the same price we had been paying for the D-cell version.  That 
> fiasco took quite a while to sort out.
>
> Robert Downs
>
> *From:*arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] *On Behalf Of *jbrannig
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 7, 2018 7:21 PM
> *To:* arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [ARC5] ARC5 Digest, Vol 173, Issue 5
>
> I agree, Duracell seem to be the worst.
>
> Some years ago they replaced a 3 D cell Maglight ruined by battery 
> corrosion.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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