I'm not buying Costco batteries anymore. I've had half a dozen devices ruined by leaking Costco alkalines and the pack sitting on my shelf with dates of 2025 are leaking in the pack!!!
People suspect they are made by Duracell. One big difference is Duracell will pay to replace your device if it is damaged by their battery.
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Rick C.
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I like Panasonic alkalines as my Valu-Time brand, they're $2 for a pack of 4 AAs at Ocean State Job Lot. Never had them leak on me, and had a pack in storage for 4 years before use, seemed fine.
ruined by leaking Costco alkalines and the pack sitting on my shelf with d ates of 2025 are leaking in the pack!!!
ll will pay to replace your device if it is damaged by their battery.
It's hard to go by anecdotal evidence and pretty much all battery data is a necdotal. But one advantage is buying in 4 packs rather than 40 packs. I have a AAA monster pack and two AA monster packs I'm going to try to get a refund on at Costco. They are also going to get a look at the meter they r uined and see if they will compensate me for that.
I like the Sunbeam brand sold in dollar stores, Dollar Tree I think. They are cheap $1 for a four pack and they haven't leaked yet. They also rate w ell in life tests. Dollar General batteries seem to do ok too, but they co st significantly more. They do have decent reader glasses for $6. lol. A t the Dollar Tree everything's just a dollar and sometimes that's just not enough to get something even worth 'free'.
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Rick C.
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** The stronger one would simply take over most of the load current, giving the weakling a free ride till bot were done.
** Waste of effort, cost and cell voltage.
That must be costing them a fortune then. All the recent battery leaks I have seen have been Duracell batteries. I have moved over to Panasonic or Everready as a result. YMMV
I would double the Amp/Hours available to the load.
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is anecdotal. But one advantage is buying in 4 packs rather than 40 packs. I have a AAA monster pack and two AA monster packs I'm going to try to get a refund on at Costco. They are also going to get a look at the meter they ruined and see if they will compensate me for that.
hey are cheap $1 for a four pack and they haven't leaked yet. They also rat e well in life tests. Dollar General batteries seem to do ok too, but they cost significantly more. They do have decent reader glasses for $6. lol. At the Dollar Tree everything's just a dollar and sometimes that's just not e nough to get something even worth 'free'.
I found some info on 'Schottky diodes' and some more info on 'Germanium dio des', both seem to have very common properties. Low forward voltage < 0.3v , Low reverse voltage < 20v, high leakage curre nt in the mA(s). Kinda new to picking out diodes, Can you guys tell me which one would be be tter for this application ?
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ta is anecdotal. But one advantage is buying in 4 packs rather than 40 pack s. I have a AAA monster pack and two AA monster packs I'm going to try to g et a refund on at Costco. They are also going to get a look at the meter th ey ruined and see if they will compensate me for that.
They are cheap $1 for a four pack and they haven't leaked yet. They also r ate well in life tests. Dollar General batteries seem to do ok too, but the y cost significantly more. They do have decent reader glasses for $6. lol. At the Dollar Tree everything's just a dollar and sometimes that's just not enough to get something even worth 'free'.
iodes', both seem to have very common properties.
rent in the mA(s).
better for this application ?
You can get a much better dropout with a FET but it will vampire drain a bi t of idle current and require some support circuitry.
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The old zinc-carbon batteries could be charged a bit when they were dead. I did that when I was a kid and had a transistor radio and couldn't afford batteries.
Nah, I'll pay $2 for a 4 pack of Panasonic AAs at a local store and not send all my cash Amazon's way. Not sure where they get 'em from or why most brick-and-mortar stores don't carry 'em (Duracell and Energizer might be unhappy) but they're a solid battery.
As for Ikea what I mean is they discontinue a practical desk like the Jerker and you see a work desk like this in the store for $600.
It's not that I do not have $600, but I can do better for $600. Y'know, like some other products from that area of the world you could mention like BMW and Volvo.
What application? What volts are needed at what amps and for how long before replacement batteries are needed? Is this for a portable device? What are the space/size/weight constraints? Room temperature or wider temperature range?
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