On Friday 06 September 2024 12:27:03 am tgerbic wrote:
I worry about battery leakage as well and have not found a battery brand today that does not leak. I do remember some brands back in the 60s or 70s did not seem to leak but things escalated over the decades to all brands seem to leak. I think it has reached a point where companies just expect that consumers assume all batteries leak so not much consumers can do about it.
Quality in general is not really a high
With that said, I bought a bunch of old Heathkit gear filled with the old Radio Shack C batteries about 8 years ago, perhaps two dozen batteries were removed. As expected they were all dead batteries but every one was in pristine condition, almost looked clean enough to eat off of. Not even a hint of leakage. I know they were probably 20 years old but but it was almost unbelievable.? So it is possible to make non-leaking batteries but probably cost prohibitive today.
I have a 2-D-cell magliight that lives on my night table. It occurred to me recently that those batteries had been in there a *LONG* time. I picked it up and tried it out, no light, so I took the batteries out. Tested them, and they read like new. Duracell brand, marked "MAR 2013" on them. And absolutely no signs of leakage. I have had some issues with their AA cells, though.
I've tried many store brands, HF and dollar stores and others. They just don't seem to last as long as the name brand stuff in my experience. These days I buy mostly Energizers...
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