Throwback Duracell batteries?

[Kamakiri]

Originally Posted by TUD1

I guess Duracell and Kirby are now cousins. Berkshire Hathway also owns Kirby.

Owns my ass too

BH bought out my dealer group two years ago....

[bgadow]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

Owns my ass too

BH bought out my dealer group two years ago....

And they own GEICO & Dairy Queen, among other things.

I've had more leaky Duracell's than all others combined. Energizer is my first choice, & their lithium cells are downright amazing.

In the mid-90's I bought a case of 'c' cell Panasonics from the local freight salvage store with the intention of building a 'b' battery. I still have a handful of 'em in usable condition.

[centralradio]

Seem like most companies that merge or get bought out by a parent company with their crap management as their their products or service suffer and go down the tubes.

[Ed in Tx]

Originally Posted by bgadow

Energizer is my first choice, & their lithium cells are downright amazing..

Good luck on the Energizers. I had one leak a while back and ruin a Fenix flashlight.
From that same lot of batteries I had one leaking in the packaging it came in. Nowadays I have as much trust in ACDelco alkalines 100 pack for $20 or so on Amazon, as the big name brands. They all leak sometimes.

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by Ed in Tx

Good luck on the Energizers. I had one leak a while back and ruin a Fenix flashlight.
From that same lot of batteries I had one leaking in the packaging it came in. Nowadays I have as much trust in ACDelco alkalines 100 pack for $20 or so on Amazon, as the big name brands. They all leak sometimes.

Alkalines yes, but I've never seen a leaking lithium, or a leaking 9 volt battery for that matter. I've seen swollen ones but the outer shell contains the mess made by the quad-A cells.

[wb2mep]

I use the old-fashioned carbon-zinc cells in low-current or low usage applications, especially clocks and remote controls. They don't leak until after they're completely dead. I've had Energizers and Duracells leak and still have enough voltage to operate the device they were in. It stopped operating when the contacts became too corroded.
It's getting hard to find the carbon-zincs these days. I don't see the Panasonics any more, or the yellow & green ones Mouser electronics used to sell. Wal Mart just stopped selling the yellow RayO Vacs, I just bought some of the Sunbeams from the dollar store, have to see how they work.