---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 11/19/08: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:26 AM - Re: Re: Leaking Duracells (paul wilson) 2. 07:46 AM - Re: Re: Leaking Duracells (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:26:52 AM PST US From: paul wilson Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: 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 (@$0.10). Cost for 2 was 2.25 & 0.43 respectively calculated from the bulk packages. No mention of defects. Paul ================ At 07:30 PM 11/18/2008, you wrote: >During the leaking Duracell discussion last month, I didn't give it >much thought - until I opened my LED flashlight yesterday to put in >new batteries and found the Duracell C cells had leaked all over the >place. Just another data point. >I've bought my last Duracell. >Stan Sutterfield >Do not archive > > >---------- >the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more! > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:46:11 AM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: Leaking Duracells At 09:24 AM 11/19/2008, you wrote: >The Dec Consumer Reports AA batt tests show Duracell in 8th place >for the alkaline used for a camera ($/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 . . . ----------------------------------------) ( . . . a long habit of not thinking ) ( a thing wrong, gives it a superficial ) ( appearance of being right . . . ) ( ) ( -Thomas Paine 1776- ) ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aeroelectric-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AeroElectric-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aeroelectric-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aeroelectric-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.