Oh woe, calamity, and lackaday.
I bought two batteries to go with my CFV-39 MF DB when I got it just two years ago. Recently, one of them showed signs of discharging rather too quickly, so I thought I would just get two new ones to keep things fresh and sparkling.
I ordered exactly the same thing – Duracell DR5 – and they arrived yesterday. Identical packaging, seemingly identical batteries. But they are NOT. For some unknown reason, these new ones are a teensy bit wider, believe it or not, so they will not fit into the battery location slot on the CFV-39. I have pushed and prodded, tugged and cursed, but all to no avail. They will not go in, so there’s forty quid down the pan.
Has anyone else come across this problem?
Yours in quiet despair
John