Timeline for How do I prevent batteries from leaking?
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| Dec 31, 2020 at 6:33 | comment | added | pacoverflow | @EdRandall Energizer has the same problem even though they have a “no leaks guarantee”. | |
| Nov 20, 2020 at 5:24 | comment | added | Amazon Dies In Darkness | @EdRandall I have had the same problems with Duracell batteries leaking. I no longer purchase that brand either. I have had expensive electronics damaged by their leaking batteries. | |
| Mar 15, 2020 at 11:39 | comment | added | Ed Randall | As to cheapness - I stopped buying Duracells years ago thanks to their apparent propensity to leak and destroy things. | |
| Feb 1, 2015 at 4:25 | vote | accept | Kelly Thomas | ||
| Jan 19, 2015 at 15:33 | comment | added | Duncan Jones | Would inverting one or more of the batteries achieve the same effect as removing them all? | |
| Jan 19, 2015 at 13:47 | comment | added | PlasmaHH | Note that due to the potassium hydroxide in it, preventing to leak is impossible, you can just lower the risk. Especially the point about cheap batteries is important imho since the better ones have much better sealing that can hold for decades. I would also add to the list to never use batteries that might be physically damaged (e.g. been dropped, have a dent etc.). | |
| Jan 19, 2015 at 1:58 | history | answered | subjectivist | CC BY-SA 3.0 |