Re: Best 9V for Smokes

[nick markowitz <nmarkowitz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 10, 11:44=A0pm, mleuck <m.le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Oct 10, 1:18=A0pm, "Bob La Londe" <onebike...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > A long time ago upon the advise of a couple ASA regulars I started usin=
g
> > nothing but Coppertops for smoke detectors that use 9V batteries. =A0Be=
fore
> > that I tried cheap batteries, other brands, and even expensive lithiums=
.
> > The Coppertops seem to have given me the least trouble over the years. =
=A0The
> > other day I was making my routine recommendation to a non-client and he
> > jumped all over me that Consumer Reports says except for generic no-nam=
es
> > they are all the same.
>
> Well considering the few battery manufacturers left in the world they
> may actually be the same.

Duracell 9 volt seems to last longer in meters and various testers I
use  rarely put a 9 volt in smoke any more use all modern wireless
with 3 volt lithium which go 5-7 years.