Raided the spares box as I needed a 9v for the kitchen scales.

Pulled out a GP Lithium, Best Before 2021 boasting 5x longer than
alkaline. Scales failed to register. Checked with meter ~ 5v.

Dug a bit deeper and found an Energiser, best before 2014!! 9.2v and
Xmas baking is back on.

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though

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On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:42:20 +0000, AnthonyL wrote:

Raided the spares box as I needed a 9v for the kitchen scales.

Pulled out a GP Lithium, Best Before 2021 boasting 5x longer than
alkaline. Scales failed to register. Checked with meter ~ 5v.

Dug a bit deeper and found an Energiser, best before 2014!! 9.2v and
Xmas baking is back on.

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though

GP batteries aren't marvellous but work well enough for many of my
applications.

I get them from CPC - perhaps you did?

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On 11/12/2019 22:42, AnthonyL wrote:
Raided the spares box as I needed a 9v for the kitchen scales.

Pulled out a GP Lithium, Best Before 2021 boasting 5x longer than
alkaline. Scales failed to register. Checked with meter ~ 5v.

Dug a bit deeper and found an Energiser, best before 2014!! 9.2v and
Xmas baking is back on.

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though


Maplin stocked them.

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Bob Eager Wrote in message:
On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:42:20 +0000, AnthonyL wrote:

Raided the spares box as I needed a 9v for the kitchen scales.

Pulled out a GP Lithium, Best Before 2021 boasting 5x longer than
alkaline. Scales failed to register. Checked with meter ~ 5v.

Dug a bit deeper and found an Energiser, best before 2014!! 9.2v and
Xmas baking is back on.

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though

GP batteries aren't marvellous but work well enough for many of my
applications.

I get them from CPC - perhaps you did?

Do you buy them in ones though?

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I'd see if the maker can help they might be interested in the failure,
though I have to say, some batteries do self discharge, and their idea of
five times longer probably refers to the power density when in use, not when
stored in a box possibly in all weathers.
Brian

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On 11/12/2019 22:42, AnthonyL wrote:
Raided the spares box as I needed a 9v for the kitchen scales.

Pulled out a GP Lithium, Best Before 2021 boasting 5x longer than
alkaline. Scales failed to register. Checked with meter ~ 5v.

Dug a bit deeper and found an Energiser, best before 2014!! 9.2v and
Xmas baking is back on.

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though


Maplin stocked them.

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On 11/12/2019 22:42, AnthonyL wrote:
Raided the spares box as I needed a 9v for the kitchen scales.

Pulled out a GP Lithium, Best Before 2021 boasting 5x longer than
alkaline. Scales failed to register. Checked with meter ~ 5v.

Dug a bit deeper and found an Energiser, best before 2014!! 9.2v and
Xmas baking is back on.

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though

Can't say I have ever been that impressed with GP batts. They are cheap
in bulk, but IME usually a false economy.


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On Thursday, 12 December 2019 10:00:55 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 11/12/2019 22:42, AnthonyL wrote:
Raided the spares box as I needed a 9v for the kitchen scales.

Pulled out a GP Lithium, Best Before 2021 boasting 5x longer than
alkaline. Scales failed to register. Checked with meter ~ 5v.

Dug a bit deeper and found an Energiser, best before 2014!! 9.2v and
Xmas baking is back on.

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though

Can't say I have ever been that impressed with GP batts. They are cheap
in bulk, but IME usually a false economy.

I use them in the student lab, I buy Alkaline AAs (in packs of 24) and they put them in 4x battery carrier with a PP3 type snap connector I get about 1-2 per week where the plastic has melted and the clip becomes loose and the whole pack becomes too hot to handle and the student brings this to and tells me there's something wrong with the batteries !

In a box in all weathers? It was in its original single pack sealed
card which had been kept in the study, and still has at least a year
before its "Best Before" - not "Use by" date.


On Thu, 12 Dec 2019 09:49:24 -0000, "Brian Gaff \(Sofa 2\)"
wrote:

I'd see if the maker can help they might be interested in the failure,
though I have to say, some batteries do self discharge, and their idea of
five times longer probably refers to the power density when in use, not when
stored in a box possibly in all weathers.
Brian

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On 11/12/2019 22:42, AnthonyL wrote:
Raided the spares box as I needed a 9v for the kitchen scales.

Pulled out a GP Lithium, Best Before 2021 boasting 5x longer than
alkaline. Scales failed to register. Checked with meter ~ 5v.

Dug a bit deeper and found an Energiser, best before 2014!! 9.2v and
Xmas baking is back on.

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though


Maplin stocked them.

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Why do scientists need to BELIEVE in anything?

On 11/12/19 22:42, AnthonyL wrote:

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though

Bought any toys requiring batteries?
https://www.thetoyshop.com/c/electronic-educational-toys/batteries

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On 12/12/2019 08:45, Jimk wrote:
Bob Eager Wrote in message:
On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:42:20 +0000, AnthonyL wrote:

Raided the spares box as I needed a 9v for the kitchen scales.

Pulled out a GP Lithium, Best Before 2021 boasting 5x longer than
alkaline. Scales failed to register. Checked with meter ~ 5v.

Dug a bit deeper and found an Energiser, best before 2014!! 9.2v and
Xmas baking is back on.

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though

GP batteries aren't marvellous but work well enough for many of my
applications.

I get them from CPC - perhaps you did?

Do you buy them in ones though?


I keep my battery stash in the deep freeze, along with residual
B&W and E6 film stock. Isn't that what freezers are for ?.

On Wednesday, 11 December 2019 22:42:27 UTC, AnthonyL wrote:
Raided the spares box as I needed a 9v for the kitchen scales.

Pulled out a GP Lithium, Best Before 2021 boasting 5x longer than
alkaline. Scales failed to register. Checked with meter ~ 5v.

Dug a bit deeper and found an Energiser, best before 2014!! 9.2v and
Xmas baking is back on.

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though

Capacity testing showed GPs to be below all other brands in capacity, they're basically cost cutting things often included with new goods to save a few pence.


NT

On Thu, 12 Dec 2019 09:57:39 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Wednesday, 11 December 2019 22:42:27 UTC, AnthonyL wrote:
Raided the spares box as I needed a 9v for the kitchen scales.

Pulled out a GP Lithium, Best Before 2021 boasting 5x longer than
alkaline. Scales failed to register. Checked with meter ~ 5v.

Dug a bit deeper and found an Energiser, best before 2014!! 9.2v and
Xmas baking is back on.

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though

Capacity testing showed GPs to be below all other brands in capacity, they're basically cost cutting things often included with new goods to save a few pence.


I was in our local Post Office (Xmas stamps needed) yesterday in the
rain after voting.

Anyway they had a small hanger display of batteries including the 9v
PP3 - Panasonic so I picked it up to buy it, checked the date - "Best
before Feb 2019". Just left with the stamps.



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In article ,
lid says...

On 11/12/19 22:42, AnthonyL wrote:

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though

Bought any toys requiring batteries?
https://www.thetoyshop.com/c/electronic-educational-toys/batteries

At the risk of repeating myself, we've had lots of problems
with leaking and low capacity cells over the years from
several manufacturers, some with very well known names, but
have experienced no problems whatsover since switching to the
Kodak branded alkaline cells from Poundland.

10 year shelf life.

AA & AAA 5 for £1 or 10 for £2. PP3/MN1604 £1 ea.

So why bother with even more dubious GP cells at higher
prices?

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On 13/12/2019 12:36, AnthonyL wrote:
On Thu, 12 Dec 2019 09:57:39 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Wednesday, 11 December 2019 22:42:27 UTC, AnthonyL wrote:
Raided the spares box as I needed a 9v for the kitchen scales.

Pulled out a GP Lithium, Best Before 2021 boasting 5x longer than
alkaline. Scales failed to register. Checked with meter ~ 5v.

Dug a bit deeper and found an Energiser, best before 2014!! 9.2v and
Xmas baking is back on.

Unfortunately I have no recollection of where I bought the GP battery
from, maybe Aldi, Lidl, Wilko. Looks impressive though

Capacity testing showed GPs to be below all other brands in capacity, they're basically cost cutting things often included with new goods to save a few pence.


I was in our local Post Office (Xmas stamps needed) yesterday in the
rain after voting.

Anyway they had a small hanger display of batteries including the 9v
PP3 - Panasonic so I picked it up to buy it, checked the date - "Best
before Feb 2019". Just left with the stamps.



From my experience on the wholesale side of importing batteries, we
were offered (frequently) fake GP/Panasonic/Duracel batteries. "you can
have any sleeve you like" - "very low price" - "good quality" etc etc
etc ..... Some were good when tested, some were not -- at all.
Rechargeable cells that would not recharge, wrong chemistry cells !!
AAA cells inside AA cans, "C" inside "D" etc. We used to weigh them and
test their capacity.
Oh -- and SLA (sealed lead acid) batteries filled with riverwater/sewage
... they smelt really bad -- you've guessed it -- they weren't sealed.
etc etc etc etc etc ......


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