Garrett Propointer battery question:poke:

[silversmith]

Anyone know what the black Eveready battery is, shipped with Propointers? I checked it with a D.C. Digital Multimeter, it read out about 9.9 volts, no load. (New Copper Tops are around 9.5 volts.) Thats about a 1/2 volt difference, and a small performance change. I swear the volume and apparent sensitivity were a trifle different. Anyone else encounter this? I could be just that particular battery, but.....! Good quality 9 Volt Lithiums are around 13 bucks You could pull a Radio Flyer full of Copper Tops that. If these are some commercial cheap battery they might be cool to have. Any data out there?

 

[Shambler]

6 AAAA cells at 1.7v ea. can theoretically be 10.2 ..... so 9.9 isn't impossible or necessarily a special battery but it is suprising that it made it to you in that condition.

 

[silversmith]

Thanks. Accept for political differences, you seem to be a cool guy. So let's bury the hatchet.

 

[John(Tx)]

That Eveready sounds like an Industrial type battery. Mine works good with the Alkaline Energizer. HH

 

[silversmith]

Thanks John(tx) Have you figured out if you get the 30 hours listed on the box with the Alkys? I got my PP ready to ship to Garrett when the will call shows up or I'd verify, but I'm sure it was a Eveready. Let's see, how far are you from Conroe? Is Long John still alive?

 

[John(Tx)]

My Garrett came with the same energizer that's in there right now. I've had it about 6 months, checked the voltage today and it's 9.2 volts at present. I'm pretty sure I have atleast 30 hours on it. I'm 40 miles south of Houston so that should put me about 70 or so from Conroe. HH John