Poor mans lathe DRO's

[Saltfever]

Duracell has been having problems with battery copies from China. Supposedly even Lowe's and HomeDepot have been stung by counterfeits. . . .

Originally Posted by Saltfever. . . . I can’t tell you how many devices have been ruined by Duracell batteries. They are complete crap. It took a while and the loss of some lovely tools but I finally caught on. I will never buy a Duracell anything. The company was purchased a few years ago and downgraded their manufacturing.

I made my original post more than a year ago. You would think I would have learned by now. But as you can see Duracell has ruined another device. (not to mention a $1200 navigation instrument a couple of years ago). I thought I had found everything with batteries but alas, I was wrong.
Notice the expiration date!

Almost every Duracell I have had has failed in service. As soon as I realized the issue I removed them but I have so many seldom used devices (some tucked away into rarely visited cubbyholes) it has taken more than a year to remove Duracell completely from my life. Their warantee is useless. It only covers the cost of the battery regardless of how expensive the device is. Tell people you care about too. Remove them now or corrosion will be your next discovery.