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Originally Posted by emeritus
When the leakproof ones with predominantly white cases (SP2?) came out ( I think they may have been marked "sealed" rather than "leakproof") , they cost 5/-. I only got sets of them when I couldn't get the blue ones. They did leak!
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When the zinc pot, cardboard covered range was being retired the predominently white ones were originally (and briefly) labelled LP2, LP11 etc. The LP being, supposedly 'leakproof' which, as said, they weren't. There appeared to be a hasty re-labelling to SP2 etc (which I understood from the 'rep' to be 'special') to get them out of any potential difficulties with, what was then in it's infancy, customers' rights/trade descriptions.
Ray-O-Vac had 'U2's with a green tamper strip over the positive and boasted and seemed, largely to achieve, leakproof status and backed it with an offer to replace anything in which their cells had burst and caused damage.