Leakproof cells, was: Osborne OCC1 problem

On Thursday 15 May 2008 16:25, Chuck Guzis wrote: Even though I used to manage a retail battery store (did that for almost 3 years) I don't have a ready answer for you on that one. I'll be interested in knowing what you find out, though, as I'd left a set (4 AA and 1 D) in my old Simpson 260 (as old as I am, just about) and it developed some problems. I have a 2-AA maglite that just quit working on me because of leakage -- the check they promised just arrived today and I've already replaced it. Dunno if the 3-LED bit that's replacing the standard bulb has anything to do with that or what. And it ain't the first set of Duracells that's leaked in there, either, but they apparently do stand behind their product. Alkaline has pretty much dominated the market for as far as I've seen in most stores recently, though it's my understanding that carbon-zinc cells *might* still be available. Or there's the approach I took with my old "Hickock Model 156 Indicating Traxceometer" -- I just rigged up a bias supply in there to replace the 3 D cells that nobody'd changed in I don't know how long and which corroded the crap out of the battery holder. :-) -- Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and ablest -- form of life in this section of space, ?a critter that can be killed but can't be tamed. ?--Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters" - Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James M Dakin