" Alkaline Batteries - For Cameras, Electric Shavers, Calculators, Cellular & Cordless Phones, Door Locks Etc., "

Alkaline batteries are featured with high current, large capacity, stable voltage and current, excellent storage life and resistance to leakage and mercury contention is less than 0.0005 by weight and aluminum jacketed.

Alkaline batteries are used in cameras, electric shavers, calculators, door locks, and all electronic products. Industrial batteries are used in portable computers, communication equipments, cellular and cordless phones, UPS, emergency equipment, wheelchairs, telecom back-up power supplies, lawn and garden tools, and engine starters etc.

Leakage of potassium hydroxide in damaged alkaline batteries is hazardous. Since alkaline batteries does not contain reactive or ignitable wastes. corrosiveness, reactivity and toxicity and hence they are approved by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Batteries have to be removed from the equipment on exhaustion. Replacement has to be implemented for manufacturers’ instructions. Handling of hot or warm batteries is avoidable. Heating, incineration, crushing, puncturing or mutilation of batteries is not advisable. Gloves have are to be worn during handling leaking, bulging, and swelling batteries.

They should be kept in a cool and dry place, inflammable objects must be kept away with sufficient ventilation with a minimum temperature of 130º or 54º C. It is advisable to be done in the presence of a fire extinguisher while storing huge amounts, of batteries, and should not be loaded with any equipment if usage is not there for more than a month.

Duracell, Energizer Eveready, Maxell, Universal are some of the popular brand in stores.

Price Ranges:

• Duracell 9V Alkaline Batteries which has a long life than the traditional carbon batteries they are priced at $3 - $5
• Ultra life brand U9VL-J model 9 VOLT priced at $6 - $8.
• CRP2 model Sanyo battery with 6V for Cameras priced at $4 - $6.
• Rayovac Alkaline Batteries AA Size in Re-closable container with 24 batteries per pack priced at $8 - $10 and available in 12 per pack, 8 per pack containers.