08-17-2019, 12:26 PM
I've pretty much had to completely quit using alkaline batteries. At first it was just the cheaper, though better varieties (Like Kirkland), but now even the copper tops seem to start leaking a few months after I start using them. I've had to replace a few remote controls because the batteries leaked and destroyed the remotes before the batteries even ran out of power. Now I only use rechargeable batteries because they never leak. Is this a Hawaii thing? I'm at the point where if I buy something that is "batteries included" my first instinct is to throw them away and replace them with something that won't destroy the product because the batteries go bad.
Before I made the switch to 100% rechargeable, unfortunately I bought a big pack of AA Duracells from Costco. What prompted this post/rant is that even though their date is good I found one leaking inside my toy drone controller today just a few months after installing them. Fortunately I found the leak in time to save the device but now I'm stuck with a big pack of batteries... any idea on how to use them up? I'm not willing to use them in low drain devices where they might sit awhile, and I don't regularly use things that drain them fast.
ETA: Additional question- I've NEVER had a 9v alkaline battery leak regardless of how it's used. WTF?
Before I made the switch to 100% rechargeable, unfortunately I bought a big pack of AA Duracells from Costco. What prompted this post/rant is that even though their date is good I found one leaking inside my toy drone controller today just a few months after installing them. Fortunately I found the leak in time to save the device but now I'm stuck with a big pack of batteries... any idea on how to use them up? I'm not willing to use them in low drain devices where they might sit awhile, and I don't regularly use things that drain them fast.
ETA: Additional question- I've NEVER had a 9v alkaline battery leak regardless of how it's used. WTF?