You need to be careful how you store the batteries with the powerstrip. Improperly stored, you may find they discharge themselves. I've tried to find the Duracells without the strip, seems they don't make them any more. Too bad. Robert Dave K. wrote: >Same as you -- put 'em in noncritical devices. For me, that's usually some >flashlight. Seems like we use those up pretty fast. I also buy the >alkalines with the little strip on the side which allows you to check their >capacity (Duracell "PowerCheck" is one type) before each trip. With the >PowerCheck, seems like there is plenty of capacity (for at least 1/2 hour >of transmitting on my VHF) until the strip moves off the middle of the >green range. >> *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 07 1999 - 09:33:53 PST
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