No need to give Duracells another excuse to leak!

On Thu, Mar 12, 2015, at 06:34 PM, Justin Richards wrote:
> Batteries, particularly Duracell are not cheap.
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> I have several 6V Duracell batteries in storage that I use rarely and was
> just curious if their shelf life could be improved with a very light
> float
> charge to help combat the self discharge.
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> A quick search seems to offer keeping in them in the fridge as one
> method.
> On face value this appears to a valid offering.
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> Perhaps an experiment is in order ... measure the current surface voltage
> and and set an adjustable voltage supply at that value and connect.
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> I have 4 so perhaps I could float 2 and leave the others alone.
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> Thoughts?
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> Justin

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