Mk 1 collar batteries

[greenman 221]

i do not do a great deal of terrier work hence i am still using a mk 1 ferret collar taped to a terrier collar (no b+f for me yet feel free to take the piss!). the problem i have is i can't find anywhere local selling batteries for the collar. last lot i had were duracell hearing aid. the ones i brought are the same speck but a fraction too big. i showed the old batteries to a bloke in diy shop he said he can't get them anymore. if anyone knows were i can get some mail order? too tight for a b+f at the mo the amount i use it!

[bill88 6]

I got a card full of watch batteries from a local pound shop.30 batteries on the card,6 are ag13 357,which fit the mk1 collar i use with the ferts,and 6 are the next size down which fit the tip lights i use on my beachcaster's.

[JODYFOXHUNTER 0]

Not saying that all cheap things are crap, but i bought a card like that from my cash and carry for 75p... it was bang on for long enough to power up and test, about two minutes to ground and we was back to 1930's methods.

I know watch shops/some gun shops have your eye out... but if your going to save money.. buy your mrs a xmas pressie from poundland then spend what you've saved on something that could save your dogs life....

Jody

[bill88 6]

Not saying that all cheap things are crap, but i bought a card like that from my cash and carry for 75p... it was bang on for long enough to power up and test, about two minutes to ground and we was back to 1930's methods.

I know watch shops/some gun shops have your eye out... but if your going to save money.. buy your mrs a xmas pressie from poundland then spend what you've saved on something that could save your dogs life....

Jody

Fair comment,but i wouldn't let my dog go to ground with a mk1 on.Not saying i don't care about me fert's,yeh the batterie's are probably not on a par with the stuff jeweller's charge you £7.50 for,but i get far more than one session out of mine,and if i wanted to,there cheap enough to change every time.And i'm not spending a whole pound on the missus this christmas,dya think i'm f*****g made of money.

[nelson 0]

Give Arthur Carters a ring mate 0845 370 3113 :thumbs-up:

 

Sorted me out no probs,next day delivery,for i too am too tight to buy a b&f

[PBurns 9]

There are a lot of battery options which are mechanically interchangeable: Duracell D375H or D393; Panasonic SR44W or SP357 or ST48W or SP393; Ray-O-Vac RW42 or RW48; or an Ever Ready BSR 44H or BSR 48H or BSR 48L or any button battery labeled "AG-13".

 

Setting aside brands and numbers, not all bateries are alike chemically. Two different chemical compositions are commonly offered -- silver oxide and alkaline. What's the difference? For our purposes, not much. Silver oxide batteries will last 15% to 35% longer than alkaline batteries, but they cost so much more that they are simply not worth it. In addition, silver oxide battiers tend to lose power over time and do not operate as well in cold temperatures.

 

Rather than spend money on expensive silver oxide batteries, a better investment is a $5 button battery tester. A battery tester will tell you the one thing you really need to know, which is whether the battery you are about to put in a collar is putting out enough juice to pump a signal 15 feet up to the receiver box. Brand and chemistry matters much less than the charge in the battery at the moment.

 

Retail prices for batteries are phenomenal. A 1-pack of the silver oxide Energize 357 model is $3.19 (US) from Radio Shack, and alkaline batteries are about $2 apiece (US) in most stores.

 

If you hunt very much, the lowest cost solution is to avoid retail purchase of button batteries and instead buy a lot of Chinese-made ("Everrich") alkaline batteries which are commonly sold on Ebay for about 15 cents each (100 batteries for $15). Just go to www.ebay.com and type in "button battery 44" or "button battery AG-13" and look for a "Buy It Now" button.

 

Always test batteries before you put them in a collar, tape the collars over breakfast (rushed taping in the field often leads to problems), and you will avoid a lot of troubles.

 

 

Patrick

[OHIO STEVE 11]

My bro goes to the KENTON coon dog trials every year...a guy there has ten packs of alkaline batteris he sells for 1.00 a pack..Stewart usually buys a TON of them. I have a bag full of the packets he gave me.. they work fine and figure out to ten cents a battery.