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teacher of history |
I use Energizers and Ray-O-Vac. I had some Ray-O-Vacs leak in the package and they sent me new replacements. | |||
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Baroque Bloke |
Thanks for that info. I think that you've converted me. Serious about crackers | |||
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I know it's not what you asked but I ordered two of the Siege AAs. They should be here tomorrow. I'll do a side by side test of new Duracells and 2 year Old rechargeable NIMH ENELOOPS and see how they fair. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
They're nifty little lanterns. | |||
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| Man Once Child Twice |
Problem could be USA vs Chinese Dura Cell. | |||
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Corgis Rock |
Had a Duracell leak and swell in my Fenix. Hammered it out, but the switch was corroded. When I called Duracell, they asked for data off the battery and the cost of the flashlight. Then they sent me a refund for the cost of the flahlight. Duracell for the win. “ The work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation is slow, laborious and dull. | |||
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goodheart |
Maybe being in Portland? We had a terrible problem in Maui with Duracells leaking--pretty much all bought from Costco, nowhere near expiration. Lost camera equipment, computer mice, etc. _________________________ “Remember, remember the fifth of November!" | |||
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| Yew got a spider on yo head  |
All alkaline batteries can leak. The chemistry and environmental shock, heat and humidity will make it happen eventually. At least Duracell will replace your devices IF it happens. I buy em at costco. For serious use, go with lithium equivalents if possible. | |||
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Not sure, but Costco has terrific pricing on Duracell (they have D cells at Costco) and I've found them to be the longest lasting alkaline battery. | |||
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eh-TEE-oh-clez |
I've had tons of batteries leak, but I've never lost any equipment to the leak. I just brush out the powdery stuff, and call it a day. Am I doing it wrong? | |||
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I just ordered a bunch of the Amazon badged aaa/AA/9v to have around the house. Researched them and they kept coming up as good to go in a lot of comparison tests. But if you want stronger the Procell are very good batteries. What we used when my sister was going thru her cancer treatments and they used them in the portable chemo pump when traveling. It's all about clean living. Just do the right thing, and karma will help with the rest. | |||
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Duracells used to be my go-to. No more, as I too have had too many of them leak on me. Same for Kirkland, and yes, I too had many of them leak while in still in package. I read online that Kirklands were, maybe still are, made by Duracell, so that would explain they leakiness. Nowadays, I get the cheapest batteries I can find at Harbor Freight. Surprisingly, even their Heavy Duty batteries that I got for free w/ coupon have worked decently for me on low-to-medium discharge purposes. At least I haven't had any of them leak on me. | |||
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Dunno, maybe. Although, for all the rain we get, the average humidity isn't really all that high - most of the time, though there are always a few weeks in the summer that are quite humid even without rain. People on the east coast and down south have significantly more humidity than we do. The mouse I didn't really care about, I only paid like $15 for it. But I also have a fairly spendy electronic flash unit (Nikon) that's been damaged by leaking Duracells. I need to get that cleaned up and working again. I buy most of my batteries at Costco, not that that should have anything to do with the problem (unless Duracell bulk packages their QA rejects for them, which I kind of doubt). | |||
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| Ethics, antics, and ballistics  |
After having had some leakage issues with Duracell batteries in recent years, I gave Ray-O-Vac Fusion batteries a try and really liked them. I've had a bit better luck with more recent Duracells but the Fusions are a great alternative. Anything really important like optics and expensive equipment deserve something like Energizer Lithium to minimize if not eliminate any long term use / storage issues. -Dtech __________________________ "I've got a life to live, people to love, and a God to serve!" - sigmonkey "Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value." - Albert Einstein "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition" ― Rudyard Kipling | |||
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Siege AAs Amazon delivered today. They're small but keepers as the wife hasn't called them "cute" yet. I'm a fan of AAs as they always seem to be available. Started my comparison on medium setting. Will take pics periodically. I had Eveready, not duracells. | |||
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Dirty Boat Guy |
My kids go through the LARGE packs of Duracells we get at Sam's club so fast we never have leaks. We tried some Ray-O-Vac batteries a while back and they were downright worthless, dead in a matter of hours in some cases. A penny saved is a government oversight. | |||
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Member |
Regardless of battery brand, I use the automotive battery terminal cleaner and protector in all my flash lights and any other battery dependent device. When a leak has occurred, the cleaner has restored most all those, adding the anti corrosion protection to ward off damage. It has worked pretty well so far. | |||
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Too clever by half |
Duracell topped the charts in a Consumer Reports test years ago, so that's been my go to as a result. They haven't been perfect from a leakage standpoint, but their warranty is top notch. They sent me a check for $50.00 not long ago to replace an item damaged by a 9 year old battery. Leakage issues aside, they seem to last longer than competitors. "We have a system that increasingly taxes work, and increasingly subsidizes non-work" - Milton Friedman | |||
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quarter MOA visionary |
Procell. I buy these all the time in all sizes. Work well, good price, easy to buy off Amazon. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
Aeteocles, you've never steered me wrong. Because of the reputation of alkaline batteries, it was my intention to store my lanterns with no batteries installed. I was not aware that the newer rechargable batteries will hold a charged for so long. If the claims by Tenergy are accurate and their batteries will hold 85% of a full charge for a year, then the rechargables can be stored in the lantern and the alkalines can sit in reserve. Perfect. I assume that the rechargables are not prone to leakage? What do you recommend for a charger? | |||
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