Flashlight

[reynoldston]

I was digging around in my old work tool box of when I retired in 2004. I ran across a old work flashlight which I thought was junk. To my surprise it still worked after sitting for over 11 years with the same old D cell battery's in it. So I tested the battery's and they still had over 1.3 volts in them and they were still clean. It must be the different between cheap dollar store battery's and top brand battery's.

 

[Lawnboy18]

Must be that Energizer Bunny.

 

[reynoldston]

Must be that Energizer Bunny.

They were Kodak battery's and they haven't been made for many years now.

 

[jmurray01]

There most certainly is a difference in quality of batteries, or at least there used to be.

We have a Christmas decoration (a singing snowman) which takes 4x AA batteries and those same Energizers have been there for over 5 years now and it still comes to life every December. I keep thinking "this year I'll have to replace them" but I never do.

 

[Lawnboy18]

They were Kodak battery's and they haven't been made for many years now.

That is old! I don't remember seing some.

 

[Micah Haarhoff]

The reason is that back then they made thing that were good quality... now all they care about is the money.

 

[joester]

There most certainly is a difference in quality of batteries, or at least there used to be.

We have a Christmas decoration (a singing snowman) which takes 4x AA batteries and those same Energizers have been there for over 5 years now and it still comes to life every December. I keep thinking "this year I'll have to replace them" but I never do.

You might want to peek into the battery compartment. I have a great gooseneck LED light that just kept on working until one day it was flat dead. On openeing the battery door, I found that one cell had leaked and the terminal was completely corroded to the point of failure. I've tried to repair it unsuccessfully but hate to throw it away. I keep thinking I'll try another time........

Point is: Batteries can still work but leak and ruin a device.

 

[reynoldston]

You might want to peek into the battery compartment. I have a great gooseneck LED light that just kept on working until one day it was flat dead. On openeing the battery door, I found that one cell had leaked and the termianl was completely corroded to the point of failure. I've tried to repair it unsuccessfully but hate to throw it away. I keep thinking I'll try another time........

Point is: Batteries can still work but leak and ruin a device.

I took the battery's out and tested them in which they each had 1.3 volts and still clean. It was a old junk work flash light back before I retired which I used at my job with lots of greasy finger prints on it. I did plan on throwing it out, but seeing it worked I cleaned it up and now using it in my home shop.