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1. 07:26 AM - Re: Re: Leaking Duracells (paul wilson)
2. 07:46 AM - Re: Re: Leaking Duracells (Robert L. Nuckolls, III)
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| Subject: | Re: Leaking Duracells |
The Dec Consumer Reports AA batt tests show Duracell in 8th place for
the alkaline used for a camera ($/50 shots=$0.70). Best was Kirkland
(@$0.10). Cost for 2 was 2.25 & 0.43 respectively calculated from the
bulk packages.
No mention of defects.
Paul
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At 07:30 PM 11/18/2008, you wrote:
>During the leaking Duracell discussion last month, I didn't give it
>much thought - until I opened my LED flashlight yesterday to put in
>new batteries and found the Duracell C cells had leaked all over the
>place. Just another data point.
>I've bought my last Duracell.
>Stan Sutterfield
>Do not archive
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| Subject: | Re: Leaking Duracells |
At 09:24 AM 11/19/2008, you wrote:
>The Dec Consumer Reports AA batt tests show Duracell in 8th place
>for the alkaline used for a camera ($/50 shots=$0.70). Best was
>Kirkland (@$0.10). Cost for 2 was 2.25 & 0.43 respectively
>calculated from the bulk packages.
>No mention of defects.
>Paul
I did a return-on-investment study of a variety of
AA alkaline cells about 6 years ago. The original
article can be secured at:
http://www.aeroelectric.com/articles/AA_Bat_Test.pdf
I've since tested a host of additional products
in the AA cell family. From the perspective of
contained energy I discovered that the most inexpensive
cells you can buy are the best $value$. On occasion,
I tested a product that delivered only 80% of the
average energy for the constellation of products
tested . . . but their price was so attractive (on
the order of 20 to 25 cents per cell), that the
cost-per-watt-second of delivered energy was VERY
competitive.
I probably have 100 alkaline cells on the shelf
ranging from AAAA to D and the brands are all over
the map. I've not suffered the indignity of a cell
leakage event for years. But then, my battery powered
devices don't spend much time in dormant storage
with risks of allowing depleted cells to remain
installed.
I'll start keeping dead cells. I'll put a date
on them when I toss them into the common battery
grave and see what happens with respect to leaking.
The last time I saw a leaking AA cell it was a group
of ni-cads . . . and those puppies run down in a month
or so just sitting.
Bob . . .
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