Re: Leaking alkaline cells
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Larry McDavid
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Re: Leaking alkaline cells
Harbor Freight sells both types. Thse days Caron Zic are called 'Heavy Duty'. I have used the HF alkaline for years without any problems, but I'll have to switch now that I no longer drive.
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Michael A. Terrell
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Re: Leaking alkaline cells
I disagree about zinc-carbon batteries not leaking. They certainly can leak. I think they are still made. The best cells for long term low demand service are Mercury cells, alas a thing of the past
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Richard Knoppow
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Re: Leaking alkaline cells
My experience goes back to when Duracell was a trade-mark of Mallory. At that time they didn't leak and had the longest life of any alkaline cell. Things changed when the brand was sold. I have not
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Richard Knoppow
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Re: Leaking alkaline cells
Are you sure those HF batteries are alkaline and not zinc-carbon? Zinc-carbon batteries won't leak, but they have less capacity than alkalines do. They tend to be the batteries that come with remote
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Andrew Hakman
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Re: Leaking alkaline cells
I stopped using Duracell & Energizer batteries some time ago. The Duracells always leaked with that corrosive crusty white powder. The energizers leaked with a clear corrosive liquid that was much
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Greg Muir
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Farewell Keysight Marketing.
I've been getting marketing emails from Keysight, and never really found them useful. I found numerous threads on whether or not Keysight would support their equipment, to whom, and when. It came to
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Harvey White
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Re: HP 141T Power Supply Help Needed
Bill, Since the driver is in saturation, Vce is almost 0V then it seems you may have a wiring problem. Check the voltage across R40. That should be about 22-24VDC. If not check the voltage at C6 which
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Michael Bafaro
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Re: Leaking alkaline cells
yes. but there is a lot of bs and confusion... online... about whether the date code (on the cell) is the 'expiry date' or the 'manufactured date' ... so when does the 12 years start? Anyway... AFAICT
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Roy Thistle
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Re: 8566B attenuator removal
Jinxie, that is not a good idea. The input attenuator setting is coordinated with various gain stages in the IF to give an accurate amplitude reading regardless of attenuator setting. This is the
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pianovt
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Re: Keysight customer support policy
My current personal experience: - Duracells will always leak. - Energizers will leak 50% of the time during normal lifetime inside hp calculators such as HP71B, flashlights and such, ? so I check
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Carlos E Murillo-Sanchez
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Re: Leaking alkaline cells
Duracell / Duraleak has been owned by Warren Buffett since 2014, or so. Before that Procter & Gamble made sure the quality went way down. About a year ago, I had enough of seeing damaged appliances,
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pianovt
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Re: HP 141T Power Supply Help Needed
Mike, I now get a rather high impedance at the output of the regulator, think it was ~50k. The previous issue was in fact a physical short on A5 board (lead clipping...) Currently, things look as
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Bill Berzinskas
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Re: Leaking alkaline cells
Duracell, especially AA size but others too, had a serious problem. They seem to have cured that, now have a 12 year guarantee. I have recently bought Duracell and Kirkland which are the same and have
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Richard Knoppow
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Re: Schottky Diode degradation / Replacement in instrument Sram Battery backup circuits ?
Apart from which type of diode.. or? 'ideal diode' is suitable... in all the discussion ...what is the backup battery being referring to? What's the battery you use to replace the 'original battery?'
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Roy Thistle
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Leaking alkaline cells (was: Keysight customer support policy)
I too have seen far too many Corrodacell err, I mean 'Duracells' spew forth their toxic venom, some even while still new in package and well before their 'use by' dates. ?About fifteen years ago
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Cubdriver
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Re: Free to good home, HP 5423A system + manuals and spares
I was one of the "biters," but I don't have the need, nor the room for it. I hope Dave makes the logistics work and grabs it. Radu [email protected]> wrote:
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Radu Bogdan Dicher
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Re: Free to good home, HP 5423A system + manuals and spares
OK Dave, pls keep me posted as it progesses.
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Precaud
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Re: Keysight customer support policy
I vote yes [email protected]> wrote:
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Radu Bogdan Dicher
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Re: Keysight customer support policy
This topic appears to have morphed from HPAK discussion regarding their inability to sell to private customers to a Battery failure discussion - shouldn't that have become a separate topic.? Nigel
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nigel adams
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