[R-390] OT Battery leakage

[Bill Guyger via R-390]

This may because the batteries were totally run down, but about 14 years ago one of the guys I worked with dropped a brand new Mini Maglite belonging to one of the other engineers down a 4" conduit coming up into one of the studios at our radio station complex. Needless to say we never let him forget it since you could look down the conduit and see the light shining around the 90 degree bend until the batteries died. I was able to retrieve the flashlight about 2 years ago when we demolished the studios after moving. The Maglite was in immaculate condition, no leakage whatsoever. The batteries were Duracells. I got the two guys back together so the borrower could give the "borrowee" his flashlight back. He put new batteries back in and has a brand new old Mini Maglite..... 

Bill AD5OL