On a $25-$50 device it is hard to spend more on lithium batteries than the device is worth. It just does not compute for a lot of us.

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Originally posted by sourdough44:
I usually associate ‘leaking’ if batteries are left in whatever device for extended periods. I understand that’s not always the case.

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I just went through my wife’s zip lock bag of 3 dozen Energizer AA batteries she takes out of her Christmas decorations each year because she doesn’t want her decorations ruined if they leak. A half dozen in the bag were leaking, all within their date and all measured 1.3v. These were stored in a drawer in our air conditioned laundry room.

Just looking at Energizer’s website and came across their no leak guarantee: Link. Looks like it covers the Max versions.

I Think storing batteries loose in a bag where they can touch can be problematic.

I wouldn’t store 9Vs loose in a bag, but I don’t see how AAs could short unless the cylindrical case was conductive. Even then, the AAs tend to align themselves lengthwise making shorting them fairly unlikely if not impossible.