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Article #1162Re: Fake Caps
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:31
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:31
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On Mar 19, 7:51 am, "K Ludger" <hg...@bjhgl.com> wrote: > "Sylvia Else" <syl...@not.at.this.address> wrote in message > > news:00066257$0$31410$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com... > > > > > Mr.T wrote: > >> "z" <gzuck...@snail-mail.net> wrote in message > >>news:73304324-e56f-4de3-9e69-708e9781f5cb@c9g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > >>> oops, i remembered wrong; all the D cells were just C cells in fat > >>> suits, not AA cells, except the Radio Shack. > >>>http://pheatt.emporia.edu/projects/battery/ConsumerReports_1294a.pdf > >>> that's still damn weird. > > >> Nothing weird about companies trying to deceive customers in order to > >> maximise profits. The crooks have done it since day one, and will > >> probably > >> still be scamming on the eve of Armageddon! > > >> MrT. > > > In the case of rechargables, it's arguable that it wasn't really a scam. > > The cells usually state their capacity on the casing. > > > If you want rechargable cells for an appliance that takes D cells, then C > > cells won't cut it - you need D cells even if they only have the same > > capacity as C cells. > > > Sylvia. > > Are you sure Sylvia, these work fine for me: > > http://www.greenbatteries.com/battery-adapter.html > > Depends on the appliance of course. What appliances do you have that take > D's? I have a beat up old 80s radio in the kitchen.
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