>>Wasn't there a way of reviving batteries by putting current across a couple >>of terminals?? I'd have thought that was _your_ kind of fix, Tom;> >> >Even Mad Dog flinches at the idea of using a car battery to zap a duo >batt back into life. Noooooo - surely not =8-P I bought a batch of new/never used batteries, don't know if they work or not (I've got to finish (at least part of) the house before I can try). I was hoping someone had tried this technique before I commit. -- Take care ..... Brian