This horse is dead, flayed, flensed, rendered, tanned and dyed.

The difference between Duracell/Eveready/US-Made batteries is that if the units kill something, the Manufacturer will replace or pay. I received a check for $378 and change, representing the cost of a Geiger Counter that I purchased for $50 at surplus, when a pair of Eveready batteries self-destructed inside. They even refunded the cost of shipping the unit to them.

Otherwise, one is SOL and deserves _exactly_ what one gets.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA