Energizer leaky batteries

Call up the battery company. I had a similar problem with Duracell brand. They asked me a few questions on the phone, then sent me a prepaid debit card for pretty close to the full value.

sidenote: whoever atctaully manufactures these cells (and I've seen this with "Sears", Duracell, and Everready, clearly changed their forumlation a few years ago.

I'm old enough to recall 1980ish when they all had adverts saying their new batteries wouldn't leak. And sure enough, the leakage problem ended.

Then about 5 years ago I, and other folk I've spoken with, started seeing it again. Both in batteries in appliances and also in ones still in their original packaging.

Don't put the leaky batteries in your eyes. The potassium hydroxide could cause irritation.

Alkalines produce hydrogen when dead, and that blows seals. When did the light and the walkie talkie last work okay?

An Eneloop should hold its charge for years, and I don't recall seeing a leaky NiMH. If I spend $40 on a flashlight, that seems like an important consideration.

I vaguely remember reading that alkalines have a rather long shelf life, BUT, once you start using them, that shelf life goes WAY down. Don't remember them defining exactly what was happening chemically.

Given Stormin's usual practices they were made by the Chung King Battery Company in Xiangxi.

That is on my list of things to do. Can't remember if Duracell or Energizer, one wanted the serial or batch code lightly stamped into the side of the battery. I'd never noticed that.

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CY: How about nose? Would that be acceptable? I doubt it....

CY: Didn't know that. Anyhow, the light worked a couple months ago, and the batteries were in the walkie talkie less than a year.

CY: I've also never seen leaky NiMH. I've seen leaky NiCd once.

I'll try and remember to ask. OTOH, the phone drone won't know.

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made by the Chung King Battery

Most likely Ho Lee Krapp factory, in Lee Kee Sells, China. Imported for fuzzy Energizer bunny.

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We all laugh at the poor quality of that molded Battery Charger which cost us $0.80 Yet, it has been my observation that countries/companies can learn how to make high quality, but they NEVER seem to learn how to make low cost. I'm old enough to remember the cost quality ratios from Germany AND from Japan. As a joke we used to pick up ANYTHING that broke, turn pieces of it over, and preteend to read, "Made in Japan." and everyone had a good laugh. Back then, German optics seemed like the ONLY source, now I readily seek Japanese optics. Yep, the Germans NEVER learned how to lower their prices, but the Japanese certainly learned how to make quality. ...now apply that concept to China's supply chain. ...shiver. The rest of the world's manufacturing doesn't stand a chance.

My thought: Crappy batteries or crappy device? Will shorted out device contribute to battery leakage?

In their turn, at the start of the industrial revolution when Britain was king of the hill, German goods were considered to be cheap junk handcrafted in a cow barn.

Perhaps the next stop will be Africa for cheap junk.

That's always possible. Several years ago I bought some LED flashlights at CostCo. 3 for $20. They were well made and had a feature where the end cap button would illuminate when the batteries got low. Unfortunately, that feature placed a parasitic load on the batteries ensuring they would drain down in a month or two.

The design was corrected in the next batch. No indicator light and the batteries last as expected.

One was a closet light with a mechanical switch, left turned off. Not much chance of long term drain.

Other was a FRS handi talkie, with push button off switch. "might" had a drain.

I think shorted or left on will contribute.

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Rarely see leaky batteries but last time I saw one was when kid was playing with an LED flashlight and left turn on switch ajar.

Closet light with batteries, knowing you, probably El-cheapo bought at HF.

Knowing you, say some thing unkind while ignoring the actual contents of the post. And while displaying gross ignorance.

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Maybe try some Thunderbolt Magnums?

$6.99 for a 24 pack

Not trying to be unkind. Lighten up.

I buy genuine Toceba and Dinacell batteries at the local flea market.

If you'd acted like you read my post, my reply would have been different.

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