Re: Batteries

From: JeffM (jeffm__at_email.com)
Date: 01/07/05 

Date: 6 Jan 2005 22:51:45 -0800

>I bought those Heavy Duty Batteries and they were horrible.
> apsman02

"Heavy Duty" is a new name for an old technology.
Heavy Duty batteries are just carbon-zinc batteries
with slightly better process technology than 30 years ago.
Their shelf life is crap.
Your batteries were probably half dead
before you got them home.
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:_c6vV7ThUkgJ:www.rayovac.com/BusinessPartners/oem/specs/bat3.shtml+zinc-carbon+now-*-*-*-*-duty

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