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- From: mpb@troy.uucp (22161-bunz)
- Subject: Re: WARNING KODAK batteries leaked!
- Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
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- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 19:36:04 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Jul31.193604.572@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
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- In article <1992Jul31.185515.26779@cbnewse.cb.att.com>, parnass@cbnewse.cb.att.com (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) writes:
- > Michael posted about how his Kodak batteries leaked.
- >
- > Then, in article <1992Jul31.122833.10328@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>,
- > johnme@ecs.comm.mot.com (John Meyer) wrote:
- >
- > > a year ago i had eveready alkaline batteries leak, totally
- > > demolishing a new flashlight. (acid corrosion)
- >
- > I don't think we've seen enough evidence to conclude that one brand
- > battery is more prone to leakage than another. I had a
- > bad experience with Ray-O-Vac alkaline batteries which leaked
- > and wrecked a flashlight. I didn't mix batteries or subject them
- > to abuse, but the experience affected my battery buying habits.
- >
- > Since then, I've avoided Ray-O-Vac batteries. Instead, I use Duracell,
- > Energizer, Sears DieHard, Panasonic, and (oh!) Radio Shack alkalines.
- > None have leaked (so far).
- > --
- > ==============================================================================
- > Bob Parnass, AJ9S - AT&T Bell Labs - parnass@ihlpm.att.com - (708)979-5414
-
- Last weekend I looked at the flashlight in one of my cars, and the Radio
- Shack alkalines had leaked all over it.
-
- Course, I've also had Duracell and Energizer batteries leak also.
-
- Is it realistic to believe that one brand of batteries is really
- better/worse than another? The odds are that they will all leak,
- given the right conditions. In fact, I haven't had a Ray-O-Vac
- leak (they tended to be used more frequently).
-
- Marc
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