Originally posted by rotor
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Originally posted by IvanOpinion View PostPerhaps a good compromise is these new Amazon alkalines, which make a big fuss about being leak proof (and cost 27p each!)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasics...dp/B00MNV8E0C/
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Originally posted by IvanOpinion View PostThey are both rare, but I don't think the chances are equally miniscule. Exploding Lithiums are freak occurences. Leaking Alkalines are fairly common. I'm not saying that most of them leak, but even a 1% risk is a worry, if you have 20-30 batteries in a typical Evohome installation.
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Originally posted by IvanOpinion View PostI agree about minimising replacements, though. Lithium might be best. They can last 7 years in a smoke alarm, so might last a lot longer than 2 years in an Evohome device.
Lithiums are exclusively for high-drain devices, in my opinion. On a fire alarm, it needs the juice to be available if it needs to blast the alarm. Otherwise it's just sitting there doing very little.
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Originally posted by rotor View Post27p for the Amazon no-leak Alkalines, vs £1.50 for a Lithium.
Another factor for me is that my Evohome is installed in a community hall, so there's a risk of batteries disappearing. The Amazons might be much less desirable. Then again, if someone has light fingers, they would probably nick the HR92s!
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Originally posted by IvanOpinion View PostAnother factor for me is that my Evohome is installed in a community hall, so there's a risk of batteries disappearing. The Amazons might be much less desirable. Then again, if someone has light fingers, they would probably nick the HR92s!
Both the batteries and the whole unit can only be secured by small Phillips screws so anyone with a screwdriver could steal it whether you liked it or not...
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Originally posted by DBMandrake View PostVery unlikely that they would steal the batteries and not the whole thing.
Both the batteries and the whole unit can only be secured by small Phillips screws so anyone with a screwdriver could steal it whether you liked it or not...Last edited by IvanOpinion; 14 December 2015, 05:40 PM.
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