rockhillmanor wrote:
RavensFan24 wrote:
It had a good pop to it, so I figured it was still good. Looks like I'll be buying my first 9v battery in about a decade.
10 year old battery? That should have been your first clue!!!:B
The fire department's recommend everyone replace them every year!
"The International Fire Chiefs Association....changing your smoke alarm batteries every November when you set your clocks back for DST."
I said in the original post that the RV and everything in it were manufactured in January or near there, so the battery and the smoke detector aren't that old. I said that I hadn't had a need to buy a 9v battery in about a decade, since nothing really calls for 9v batteries anymore. I Certainly would never expect a battery to last 10 years. The smoke detectors in my house are hardwired and don't have batteries, so unless I'm buying a piece of electronics from the 80s, there is never a need for a 9v.
Thanks for the thoughts.