[Milsurplus] Copper Top Battries

[John Flood via Milsurplus]

Back in the 70's (when I had hair and women still liked me), I worked for a small company who made non contact optical temperature measurement devices.  Quite often Union Carbide, who owned Eveready at the time, would send us portable battery powered units we made back for repair.  Often these had been sold to other customers and more often than not had battery leakage damage.  I once asked them why they were sending so many things back for repair.  Turned out that at that time they would warranty the battery against leakage and damage in the equipment it was used in and would pay for the repair of anything a leaky battery damaged.
John FloodKB1FQG
      From: John Watkins via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
 To: John Vendely <jvendely at cfl.rr.com>; "milsurplus at mailman.qth.net" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> 
 Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 11:41 AM
 Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Copper Top Battries
   
It is interesting as the batteries say made in USA, wonder if that means put together from imported parts and chemicals?
John WD5ENU
       From: John Vendely <jvendely at cfl.rr.com>
 To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net 
 Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 10:36 AM
 Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Copper Top Battries
  
Yup, I've had this problem with Duracell batteries recently, as have a 
couple other people I know.  In my case, at least, the problem occurred 
only after the battery had discharged, but it occurred quite rapidly.  
Whatever Chinese factory is now producing Duracell products has 
evidently decided to chintz on quality.  That Duracell batteries should 
be garnering a reputation for leakage is is ironic, considering that the 
original manufacturer of the Duracell product line, P.R. Mallory, & Co., 
famously pioneered the metal-clad, leak-proof battery...

73,

John K9WT


On 6/12/2015 11:06 AM, John Watkins via Milsurplus wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone else is having a problem with these batteries?  I put new ones in my battery pack for the PRC-127 in Feb, and now have a mess in the battery holder.  They leaked and even ate some of the plastic case.  Also ate the contacts, so have to figure a repair for those.  Date on the package says best before 2023, so they are new.
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