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Article #1165Re: Fake Caps
From: Guy Macon
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:18
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:18
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Mr.T wrote: > >The whole point of using D cells of course is to give longer battery >duration, and I doubt most people realised they were substituting C cells >that were simply cased to fit a D cell holder. The weight was a dead give >away if you knew of course. There actually is a legitimate function for a small battery in a larger shell. When Mattel ships toys that have a "try me" feature, we of course have to include batteries, but as usual with toys, every penny counts (some toys are produced at rates exceeding 100,000 per hour), so a cheaper, lower-capacity nbattery in a larger battery compartment makes sense. Not only is the battery cheaper, but the container ship from China charges a bit less if the container weighs less. -- Guy Macon <http://www.GuyMacon.com/>
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