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                                                                     EXHIBIT 5.2


                                         November 6, 2003


Rayovac Corporation
601 Rayovac Drive
Madison, Wisconsin  53711

     Re:  Rayovac Corporation
          Registration Statement on Form S-4

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          I am Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary for Rayovac
Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), and am acting as counsel
to the Company in connection with the public offering of $350,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of the Company's 8 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2013 (the
"Exchange Notes") and related guarantees (the "Subsidiary Guarantees") by ROV
Holding, Inc., Rovcal, Inc. and Remington Products Company, L.L.C. (the
"Subsidiary Guarantors"). The Exchange Notes are to be issued pursuant to an
exchange offer (the "Exchange Offer") in exchange for a like principal amount of
the Company's issued and outstanding 8 1/2% Senior Notes Due 2013, together with
the guarantees thereof by the Subsidiary Guarantors (the "Original Notes") under
the Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2003 (the "Indenture"), among the
Company, U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), and the
Subsidiary Guarantors, as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement,
dated as of September 30, 2003 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), by and
among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, Banc of America Securities LLC,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and ABN AMRO Incorporated.

     This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item
601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act").

     In rendering the opinions set forth herein, I have examined and relied on
originals or copies of the following: (a) the Registration Statement on Form S-4
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
the date hereof under the Act (the "Registration Statement"); (b) the form of
the Exchange Notes; (c) the form of the guarantees by the Subsidiary Guarantors
pursuant to the Indenture (the "Subsidiary Guarantees"); (d) an executed copy of
the Indenture; (e) an executed copy of the Registration Rights Agreement; (f)
the Form T-1 of the Trustee to be filed as an exhibit to

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the Registration Statement; (g) the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation of the Company, as in effect on the date hereof; (h) the By-Laws
of the Company, as in effect on the date hereof; and (i) certain resolutions
adopted by the board of directors of the Company relating to the Exchange Offer,
the issuance of the Original Notes and the Exchange Notes, the Indenture and
related matters. I have also examined originals or copies, certified or
otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such
agreements, certificates of public officials, certificates of officers or other
representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents,
certificates and records as I have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis
for the opinions set forth below.

     In my examination, I have assumed the legal capacity of all natural
persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to me as originals, the conformity to original documents of all
documents submitted to me as facsimile, electronic, certified, conformed or
photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter
documents. In making my examination of documents executed or to be executed, I
have assumed that the parties thereto, other than the Company, had or will have
the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations
thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action,
corporate or other, and the execution and delivery by such parties of such
documents, and the validity and binding effect thereof. As to any facts material
to the opinions expressed herein which we have not independently established or
verified, I have relied upon statements and representations of officers and
other representatives of the Company, public officials and others.

     My opinions set forth herein are limited to the laws of the State of
Wisconsin which are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated
by the Exchange Offer (the "Opined on Law"). I do not express any opinion with
respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction other than the Opined on Law or as
to the effect of any such non-opined on law on the opinions herein stated. I am
a member of the Bar in the State of Wisconsin.

     Based upon and subject to the foregoing limitations, qualifications,
exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, I am of the opinion that the
Exchange Notes have been duly and validly authorized by the Company.

     I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement.

                                 Very truly yours,

                                 /s/ James T. Lucke

                                 James T. Lucke
                                 Vice President, General Counsel &
                                 Secretary

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