[Milsurplus] ......... and Rat Shack

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Consumer Reports recently did a test on dry cells.
Costco's store brand was rated best, at least in
some sizes.

Mac



----Original Message Follows----
From: "Ira J. Moser" <ira at meco.org>
To: MilSurplus List <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] ......... and Rat Shack
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:19:04 -0800

Does anyone else remember when Rat Snack had the "Battery a Month Club"? You 
just visited the store, and they gave you a battery....   Think it stopped 
in the early 80s.

The only thing better than Rat Snack is FRYS.   Like a Costco/Best 
Buy/Circuit City/Radio Shack.   Lots of components.   And washing 
machines.......

--Ira

jcoward5452 at aol.com wrote:
>  Try and buy the parts you would need to build a radio,even a crystal 
>radio,from Radio Sh*#! I remind them every time I go in.
>  They do have stuff that I need on occasion.My father told me that RS has 
>the fastest turn of battery stock of any retailer and thus has fresher 
>batteries.My daughter did a science fair project compareing three major 
>battery brands includind RS.We built a demo board with six "D" battery 
>holders,three lamp sockets and lamps and three knife switches,all from 
>RS.The goal was to simulate three flashlights,each with a different brand 
>of alkyline D cells.She was quite successful in proving that all three 
>battery brands were equal in capacity over a one month twice daily 15 
>minute test.The RS are cheaper and that's what I buy.
>My two PRC-6's are powered by RS batteries and soon the PRC-10's.
>Jay KE6PPF