[ARC5] Battery Report

[Richard Knoppow]

    I just replied to another message in this thread. I had 
problems with Duracell and Kirkland (same) AA and AAA cells but 
not D cells or 9V batteries. Duracell seems to have had a 
production problem. The cells were off the market for months and 
came back with a ten year guaranteed shelf life. I tried the new 
ones and so far they seem fine. Older AA cells have two little 
dimples on the negative end, the new ones do not.
    I have also used Sunbeam brand from the 99c store with good 
results although they do not seem to have the capacity of the 
more expensive cells. Also Energizer cells are about the same as 
Duracell. I mostly use Kirkland through Costco because of price. 
I have several places which use packs of cells. One is in a 
Hewlett-Packard 427A, a portable electronic volt/ohm meter. 
Originally it used a 22-1/2 volt battery. These are now 
expensive. I replaced it with a couple of multiple AA cell 
holders. I open and check this thing every month or so to see if 
the cells are leaking. So far they have not. Same in a couple of 
other meters where I use packs of AA cells to replace former 
large brick batteries.
     Duracell also makes an industrial battery line called 
Procell. I have a few meant for use in smoke detectors. So far 
there has been no leakage problem but I don't use nearly as many 
as I do of the Duracell or Kirkland brands. This leakage problem 
seems to have been unique to Duracell. While all batteries or 
cells can leak mostly it takes many years. These things would 
become leaky when still unused in their boxes.
     My guess is that Duracell made a concerted effort to find 
and correct the problem because it would have put them out of 
business otherwise.

On 2/2/2020 6:14 AM, Michael Kana via ARC5 wrote:
> I’ve been using 20 Sunbeam 9v batteries clipped together for B+ 
> for my ARC5 RX use   I got these from Dollar General and have 
> yet to see a leak. I had some serious leak issues with Duracell 
> AA and AAA I wasn’t expecting and had to do a lot of battery 
> compartment clean up :(
> Switched to Energizer and keeping fingers crossed
> 73
> Mike
> AA9IL
>
>
> Warning!  This is transmitted over a non secure medium
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>> On Feb 1, 2020, at 4:35 PM, Robert Eleazer 
>> <releazer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> A while back I asked for advice on what brands of alkaline 
>> batteries are not prone to leak.
>> I decided to try Radio Shack batteries and can report that 
>> while I have run some down through use I have yet to see one 
>> leak.  The RS website sells their AA or AAA batteries, 36 for 
>> $14.00  If your order is $19 or more the shipping is free.
>> Wayne
>> WB5WSV
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Richard Knoppow
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