On 2011-11-22, P E Schoen wrote:
"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
...

Many 99c stores sell a flatpack of 5-10 standard 357 batteries
for a dollar.

I'm not sure I'd trust them in something any more expensive than a
flashlight.

Well ... I've paid more for *some* flashlights (typically
multi-LED ones) than for *some* digital calipers (import from a
hamfest), so it is a toss-up there. :-)

I have seen them corrode and leak. And the only thing the 99
cent store might be willing to do is give you another pack or refund your
dollar.

If you are going to leave the calipers for more than a week,
pull the cell(s) and store them separately -- perhaps in a small zip-loc
baggie, so they don't damage anything else when leaking.

FWIW I've not seen the Silver Oxide ("SR" prefix) ones leak in anything
in which I have used them.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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