🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mar 19, 9:57 pm, Howard Eisenhauer
<howa...@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:55:51 -0700 (PDT), a7yvm109gf...@netzero.com
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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:
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> >> > 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
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> >> > One has to wonder though if the fakers got faked? What's inside the Rubycon
> >> > cap?
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> >> > Dave.
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> >> 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.
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> >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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> THE WINAH!!!
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> http://tantel.ca/Images/Holder/sm_battery_1.jpg
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> No, I don't know how old it really is but it came outta an early 60's
> vintage Heathkit VTVM I got on ebay 4-5 years ago, from the logo it
> could actually be original to the unit :/.
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> And yes, that really is the voltage from that battery showing on the
> meter, & yes, I took the pic today (Mar 19/09).
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now that is impressive. much respect for RCA.