9v Duracell battery vs Varta and other brands

[Suezee]

Anyone else come scross this?

I use them in my Sterling Ray34 but found that the battery clip fits ultra tight on one terminal but other is easy to pull off. I did an experiment last night using a VU meter to gauge output from my bass. It seems that output was quite low until I put pressure on the battery clip to mske sure good contact was made. Hey presto a bit if a pop crackle abd output increased. So Im wondering if the Duracell are shorter than other batteries and therefore the battery snap connector doesnt get pushed tightly in the compartment.

Yes ive tried several brand new Duracells and new connector fitted. No loose wiring. Even done the same redt on another Sterling and its the same with the Duracell battery. Off to buy sone other brands to see if that makes a difference but may just tuck a bit of card or sponge in to ensure battery is even more snug.

[itu]

Batteries should follow standards. 

 

But the production doesn't. 

 

Duracell used to have prismatic cells and therefore a slightly better capacity vs. volume. I do not know the exact situation at the moment. 

 

There's quite a lot of difference between a manufacturer and another: size, capacity, how the chemistry follows the load etc. I would like to say that Duracell is very good, Varta, Renata, Panasonic, and many other known brands very good. But as battery industry is about large numbers, any brand has a failure every now and then. No name brands from Aldi/Lidl/Coop/Ikea may be good, or not. They may use some good source, but as China is usually involved there, I don't want to use their products. 

 

Battery clips can be whatever. Sizes sure are not even close to standards, but up to manufacturers. Metal parts are usually quite soft, and contacts unreliable. Every time I change a battery, I check connections carefully.