Battery changes in clocks and smoke detectors and flashlights

[clare]

There are Duracells, and there are Duracells. They are made in many different countries. I've seen them, I believe, from Chile, China, India, Belgium Britain,Canada, Mexico, and USA. There are also different grades of Duracell - including the procell. Since Proctor and Gambel bought the company I'm not sure the quality has improved. The price sure has not dropped!!

Also, storage conditions (temperature in particular) have a large effect on battery life. I don't keep much battery powered stuff in extreme heat or cold, which may help.,

[clare]

Like I said - recharge them and all bets are off. Officially they are not a rechargeable cell. (there was one brand on the market that claimed to be rechargeable - after a fashion - but they never did well

- can't remember the brand offhand.

[Stormin Mormon]

Rayovac made a rechargable alkaline. I tried them in FRS walkie talkies, but they promptly gave the low battery chirp. High capacity NiMH would have worked better in walkie talkies.

I've recently gotten some Powergenix rechargable batteries. Of course, being higher voltage, they have their own type of charger. Been using them in my digital camera, where they work very successfully.