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davegsm82 · 11th Jul 2011, 12:36 pm

Old duracells really are exceptional.

I work in a hospital and have been involved in the partial shutdown of an old site, I keep happening upon old pieces of equipment in drawers and cupboards which have old cells inside, fortunately a lot of them either don't work and haven't leaked, or still work on batteries 10-12 years out of date!

Sadly, new batteries aren't anywhere near as hardy, worldwide metal shortages/price hikes/people's demand for cheapness have meant that they use thinner casings, as a consequence they erode quicker (as mentioned earlier, sometimes before they leave the shop).

Dave.

11th Jul 2011, 12:36 pm	#20
davegsm82 Heptode Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Blyth, Northumberland, UK. Posts: 858	Re: Cheap batteries in Poundstretcher Old duracells really are exceptional. I work in a hospital and have been involved in the partial shutdown of an old site, I keep happening upon old pieces of equipment in drawers and cupboards which have old cells inside, fortunately a lot of them either don't work and haven't leaked, or still work on batteries 10-12 years out of date! Sadly, new batteries aren't anywhere near as hardy, worldwide metal shortages/price hikes/people's demand for cheapness have meant that they use thinner casings, as a consequence they erode quicker (as mentioned earlier, sometimes before they leave the shop). Dave.