David VanHorn wrote:
> Consumer batteries suffer from the aspirin syndrome.  Each brand is much
> better than any other brand.


I once worked on a datalogger that used 6V alkaline lantern batteries. 
At the time we were using Duracell brand.  One day, a tech noticed that 
a new batch seemed to be lighter than previous batteries. We opened one 
up and  it's cells were 2/3's the size of previous ones and measured 
around 2/3's of the capacity.  The price oddly enough was not reduced.

We enquired to the distributor who faxed a letter from Duracell.  It 
explained that the new cells were "to better align the product with 
consumer desires and usage patterns".  The letter was marked proprietary 
- not for disclosure to the public.


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