[ARC5] [External Sender] Re: Battery Report

[Bill Henderson]

I have found many cases where a smaller physical size battery (say a "AA"
or "AAA" cell) is inside a larger case (such as a "C" cell) with spacing
material.

As the "AA" batteries can now be made in higher capacities, it's getting
common.

These are often referred to as "sub" cells - eg "sub C" or "sub D".

One can do this at home as well (I regularly do this) as the cost of even
high capacity "AA" batteries is often less than the cost of similar "C" and
"D" cells.

You can find the spacers (adaptors, cases) online and I've seen them once
or twice at Home Depot and Lowes.

As for leakage, I gave up on Duracells years ago for that very reason.

Don't know about the long term leakage, but I usually use alkaline
batteries from IKEA now but I notice their rechargeables aren't as high
capacity as they used to be.

Full disclaimer - family member(s) work at our local IKEA.

 - Bill H. / va3hwa



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On Sat, Feb 1, 2020 at 5:43 PM Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

>     Its worth trying Duracell and Cosco Kirkland cells. These had
> a very serious leakage problem but were taken off the market and
> are not guaranteed for a ten year shelf life. I have many in use
> and so far they do not seem to leak. There is also a deluxe
> version sold as ProStart. I have a few but have not tested them
> thoroughly.
>     Cell capacity seems to be related to weight; the heavier the
> greater the capacity.  Also, there is a trick for testing
> cylindrical cells; drop them on the negative end on a hard
> surface and see if they bounce. Good cells do not bounce.
>
> On 2/1/2020 2:34 PM, Robert Eleazer 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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