Re: Copper and lead going up

[Frank Olson <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Crash Gordon wrote:
> and that recycled lead they must be using in batteries these days really
> sucks, we're not getting the same amount of life out of them we used to.
>
> hey was that you I saw quoted in security intergration mag. last month I
> think it was?...about cross-zoning smokes?
>


Check to make sure the battery manufacturer uses "virgin lead", not
recycled.  The batteries that employ the former may be a tad more
expensive (like maybe $1.00), but the extra life is worth it.