[Boatanchors] OT: Replace your batteries

[David Knepper]

Did you buy a fire extinguisher, too??


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lee" <pulsarxp at embarqmail.com>
To: "Phil" <ko6bb1 at gmail.com>; "Boatanchor List" 
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] OT: Replace your batteries


> Phil,
>
> I have 13 smoke detectors!  I just bought some of the 9 volt batteries 
> from
> Walmart at about $6 plus for two of them in a pack.  I bought the rest 
> from
> Amazon.com (Eveready) for around $1.50 each in a pack of 18, I believe.
> Seems like Sam's doesn't sell 9 volt batteries in their own brand. 
> However,
> I think Costco does sell their own brand at a good price, but they are too
> far away from my QTH to make the trip worthwhile.  What astonishes me is 
> the
> detector manufacturers tell you to replace the detector every 10 years. 
> (I
> know there is some radio active material in them).  I also found they
> sometimes will act up and give an alarm when the battery is OK or if the
> battery is replaced.  I found, sometimes blowing the thing out with a 
> blast
> of air from a compressor helps stop false alarms.  (All my units are run 
> off
> of AC with battery back-up).  Lets see, at around $20 each times 13, I 
> need
> to invest $260 every ten years for new detectors.  Good news is they come
> with new batteries if you do this!
>
> Bet you never thought you would get a discussion going on your smoke
> detector reminder!
>
> Happy New Year.
>
> Lee, w0vt
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Phil
> Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 8:49 PM
> To: Boatanchor List
> Subject: [Boatanchors] OT: Replace your batteries
>
> Happy New Year and just a small reminder, New Year's is a good time to
> put new batteries in your smoke detectors.
>
> -- 
> 73 de Phil,  KO6BB
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