On 20 Sep 2009 03:30:28 GMT, "DoN. Nichols"
wrote:

On 2009-09-20, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:

[ ... ]

P.S: Why are "heavy duty" batteries the absolute worst on the market?


They are 'heavy Duty' Carbon Zinc, AKA 'flashlight' batteries'.
They are exactly what you want to buy when you need heavy duty crap.

You mean that there really *is* still a source for zinc-carbon
D cells? I've wanted them as sources of carbon rods from time to time.

Enjoy,
DoN.

DoN, if you are looking for graphite rods, I can send you a few from
my stock. A bit larger than the ones from D-cells, these are about 5"
long and 1" dia. Contact me privately if you're interested.

Best -- Terry