From: Peter Hucker on
On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:20:41 -0000, William Sommerwerck <grizzledgeezer(a)comcast.net> wrote:

>> There are 1.5 volt lithium batteries, such as AA's. They are rare,
>> and have extremely long shelf life, but I have never seen specs
>> for discharge rate, etc.
>
> Eveready sells litium 1.5V AAs. They're most-commonly available in camera
> stores. They have two or three times the capacity of your ordinary alkaline,
> I believe, particularly in high-drain applications.

I've heard SIX times.

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From: jakdedert on
Ron(UK) wrote:
> Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>
>>> LESS THAN A YEAR?!?!?! I have Duracells with a use by date of about 4
>>> or 5 years in the future.
>>
>>
>> So do I. They rarely last more than a year before they leak, and some
>> brands even less. Before they changed from some anonymous Chinese
>> manufacturer to GPT, the Office Depot brand sold here lasted 3-4 months.
>>
>
> An awful lot of the 'Duracells' you'll find in discount places, markets,
> etc. are chinese fakes. A genuine Procell PP3 has six cylindrical cells
> which look like a small AAA cell. The ripoffs I`ve seen have flat cells.
> You can barely tell the difference from external appearances alone - the
> price should be your guide.
>
> Ron(UK)

They are actually AAAA cells.....

jak