Hi Tom and Jim,
Or get the Nickel/metal Hydride that Radio Shack now offers for a little
more than the NiCds. I agree, do NOT use a regular alkaline battery for
the reasons mentioned.
Pat-K4BEH
On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:14:09 -0500 "Jim G" <longpond@downeast.net>
writes:
> Tom, not only will the battery leak, but in my case 2 alkaline 
> batteries 
> (both 9v and new) exploded and made one bad mess.  Fortunately I was 
> able to 
> scrape and scrub the mess out.  This happened on both my Paragons.  
> Do not 
> put an alkaline battery in, use ni-cads, available at Radio Shack 
> for $10.
> 
> Jim Guyton K1QCF 
> 
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