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23rd Aug 2018, 12:55 pm | #21 |
Octode
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Re: JCB batteries
I would actually call their 200ma low drain test pretty severe for a zinc carbon type cell, particularly in AA size. The high drain 1000ma test is meaningless for zinc carbon because the technology simply isn't designed for that level of current draw in that cell size.
A flawed methodology imo which skews the results in an extreme way. |
23rd Aug 2018, 1:20 pm | #22 | |
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Re: JCB batteries
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Yamaha continue to be about the biggest maker of musical instruments in the world, making motor bikes and quads as an important sideline. But they really are Yamaha, not third-party products bought-in with a space for for Yamaha to stick the label. Disappointing about JCB batteries, one would like to think that at least they had vetted the real manufacturer carefully, as a product-maker that they were proud to stick the JCB brand to. |
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23rd Aug 2018, 8:38 pm | #23 |
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Re: JCB batteries
I remember that Flying Bomb batteries were often supplied with cheap transistors in the 1960's , but I don't remember seeing any on sale separately. Most local shops only sold Ever Ready or Vidor, while the cycle shops sold Ray-O-Vac (cased in steel, with a guarantee to replace any cycle lamp damaged by them if they leaked).
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23rd Aug 2018, 9:01 pm | #24 | |
Octode
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Re: JCB batteries
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There was a large box of assorted 'flying bomb' batteries from which, by careful searching, you could find some that hadn't leaked!! They would often power a radio for whole minutes at a time before going flat. Mind you, I think they were only 1P each. I used to get through quite a few!! So the name doesn't instil confidence in me!! Cheers Nick |
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23rd Aug 2018, 9:02 pm | #25 |
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Re: JCB batteries
I've been using JCB-branded AA and AAA cells [bought from my local 'The Range' store] for a while - they're cheap, and work just fine in those applications like the outdoor 'wireless' temperature/humidity-sensor, the thing on the oil-tank that sends me daily readings-of-fullness, the old-style analog clock in the kitchen and the backup for my bedside clock-radio.
Of course all of these are covered by my replace-before-it-fails schedule, with the removed batteries being hurled into the shrubbery - so I can't comment on how JCB batteries fail in-extremis. |
23rd Aug 2018, 9:07 pm | #26 | |
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Re: JCB batteries
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When my late father visited Wellington to go to the bank, I'd happily get a lift in the parental Humber Super Snipe, and spend my pocket-money on a few packs of these - which I'd then sell-on to my schoolfriends at a tidy profit! |
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26th Aug 2018, 11:00 am | #27 |
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Re: JCB batteries
I've been using JCB re-chargeables [from Home Bargains] for some time now i.e. in various fully sorted tranny's. To-date I've been very impressed by a) price b) visual build quality, and c) performance.
Other than using, I haven't run any load or discharge tests - but so far I'm very happy with them.
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30th Aug 2018, 6:09 pm | #28 |
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Re: JCB batteries
Perhaps JCB think people want to buy into the lifestyle. You've got the new digger on the drive and now want the aftershave and batteries branded the same. Sorry my little joke
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