Herbert Graf wrote: > Well, I can't explain that. In Canada 5 years for a battery is the > minimum, no matter how "budget" it is. > > And we get cold winters. Can it be that the generally cold climate in most of Canada in the winter prevents too cheap (and weak in the cold) batteries to become popular, and so the market of even "budget" batteries is not as "budget" as maybe elsewhere? Gerhard -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist