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I've noticed over the last year or so that I'm finding more instances of corrosion damage in my battery-powered devices than usual.
I suppose that could be coincidence or that finding one alerts me to look for others. But this morning I found five corroded (leaking) batteries among the 14 batteries left in my supply box of new AAAs. This is one of those 36-count boxes of Rayovac batteries from Walmart. The batteries are each dated as being good to November 2025.
That led me to this recent article: Rant: Our RAYOVAC batteries leak so much we're switching to DURACELL. That photo at the top is the 36-count box I'm talking about.
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I checked other battery-powered devices today and found corrosion in two of them-- a TV controller and an infra-red temp gun. In both cases those were AAA-powered and I was using Lowe's Utilitech batteries in them. In both cases one of the two batteries had leaked but I was able to clean up the contacts with some white vinegar.
I've lost several devices to leaking batteries this year and figured it was due to the occasional leaker we all find from time to time. But today is the first time I've found corrosion in a box of new batteries still years away from their expiration date.
Anyone else seeing more dry-cell battery corrosion than usual?
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I suppose that could be coincidence or that finding one alerts me to look for others. But this morning I found five corroded (leaking) batteries among the 14 batteries left in my supply box of new AAAs. This is one of those 36-count boxes of Rayovac batteries from Walmart. The batteries are each dated as being good to November 2025.
That led me to this recent article: Rant: Our RAYOVAC batteries leak so much we're switching to DURACELL. That photo at the top is the 36-count box I'm talking about.
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I checked other battery-powered devices today and found corrosion in two of them-- a TV controller and an infra-red temp gun. In both cases those were AAA-powered and I was using Lowe's Utilitech batteries in them. In both cases one of the two batteries had leaked but I was able to clean up the contacts with some white vinegar.
I've lost several devices to leaking batteries this year and figured it was due to the occasional leaker we all find from time to time. But today is the first time I've found corrosion in a box of new batteries still years away from their expiration date.
Anyone else seeing more dry-cell battery corrosion than usual?
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