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Old 4th Nov 2013, 11:46 am   #35
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Default Re: Remove those batteries when out of use!

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4 Duracell NATO stock code
The UK military spec Duracells do have an amazing shelf life. I bought some D cells from a military surplus shop in 2000, with a use by date of 1998. I didn't expect much at the time but they were only 10p each. I recycled the last of them earlier this year after many years of use in radios, torches, ghettoblasters etc. - the last 4 were happily powering a DAB radio this summer.

No sign of leakage either. I wish I'd bought some more now.
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