18 Feb 2006, 03:49
Don't fall for people selling repackaged name brand cells in multi packs online - Duracell,Renata and other top names NEVER allow their stuff to be repackaged. Those discount batteries are generally far beyond their good date. Basic chemistry(Pop.Science just covered this topic recently) tells us that as batteries drain, they go from alkaline to acidic(or vis-a-vis, as the case may be), and THAT is when they leak into your expensive timepiece. The leakage is normal and inevitable....otherwise they would puff up and burst. YUUKKKKYYY - battery guts everywhere! I had a client telling me how he had bought such a loser batch of watches(of course he doesn't have a tester,cheap &^(&*&! ) - turns out 2/3 of his "brand new" batteries were dead or marginal at best. Even if an old battery still shows as having the right voltage, they may quickly loss power under a load, leading to the above scenario in just a few short weeks, after they die.
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