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Battery leakage

upnorth

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I know that an ounce of prevention of worth a pound of cure but.......Just out of curiosity........ about how long can double A's sit in a machine without leakage ? I tend to use Duracells. 2 Months ?, four ?, six ?
 
The modern alkaline AA's, such as Energizers and Duracells, are designed to have a shelf life of many years so I would think 6 months wouldn't be a problem. However, for peace of mind, I probably wouldn't let them sit in my machine for more than a month or two.

Hope this is helpful,
HighPlainsHunter
 
Hi upnorth

If your metal detector sits longer than 30 days, then you should remove the batteries. That's what I do myself as I read that somewhere (onwers manual?) not sure where though. I don't think batteries leak as much anymore as they used to and as HPH has already mentioned, but I do think batteries do "vent" gases that may affect the electronics (especially re-chargables).

Update: Page 48-49 in the AT Pro owners manual (30 days).

:)
 
If I leave my metal detector alone for more than a week I always pull the batteries. Sometimes I become absent minded and forget about them. . I have ruined devices before leaving batteries in a flashlight. It was a nice six cell maglite.
 
Great advice! I just went and pulled 'em..:thumbup:.I use such low end el-cheapos I got nervous after reading the post...plus, we arn't expecting to have liquid water around here for quite a while..a stitch in time so to speak..just one less thing to be worrying about!:rofl:
Mud.
 
My answer is that: in the right environment, at some time, with some cell there will be a destructive action. The majority of cell manufacturers recommend removing any cell / battery from any device that will not be used within a month. They also guarantee that: We will replace or repair at our option, any device damaged by this battery. You may have to jump through hoops and they have been known to
 
Thanks all. I have eight rechargeables also John, and the end of Water Walkers reply was quite interesting.
 
The worst leaking problem I have ever had was with Duracells. In the span of a few months I had to junk 2 large mag lights (D) and 2 small ones (AA). One other large one had minimal leakage with Energizers but it was cleanable. I have never had any leakage with the cheapo's. Yes, I know I left them in there too long but I guess I expected more from "top end" batteries.
 
Bayoutalker said:
The worst leaking problem I have ever had was with Duracells. In the span of a few months I had to junk 2 large mag lights (D) and 2 small ones (AA). One other large one had minimal leakage with Energizers but it was cleanable. I have never had any leakage with the cheapo's. Yes, I know I left them in there too long but I guess I expected more from "top end" batteries.

It still tickles me to this day that the ATP does so much on only four batteries. I love my Tejon but she eats em' eight at a crack.
 
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