Re: Fake Caps

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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:55

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On Mar 19, 12:47 am, z <gzuck...@snail-mail.net> wrote:
> On Mar 19, 12:24 am, "David L. Jones" <altz...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Speaking of fake cache SRAM in another post reminded me of this fake
> > electrolytic cap. Some might get a laugh out of it:http://www.alternatezone.com/images/FakeCap.jpg
>
> > One has to wonder though if the fakers got faked? What's inside the Rubycon
> > cap?
>
> > Dave.
>
> i remember when consumer reports tested rechargable batteries, like in
> the 70s, a zillion years before they got popular. except for Radio
> Shack rechargables, there wasn't any more capacity in the C or D sizes
> than the AA size; which was understandable when they autopsied them
> and found that the bigger ones were just AA batteries padded out to
> larger size. Except for Radio Shack rechargable batteries, oddly
> enough.

Radio Shack always had great batteries. Their gold alkaline cells were
outstanding, I have some 15 year old AAA cells that I use once in a
while, still good!
Same for their blue NiCads, held a charge like crazy, still work after
10 years.

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