[ARC5] Batteries That Do Not Corrode?

[Richard Knoppow]

     Duracell, who made some disastrously bad cells for a while 
pulled them off the market and has replaced them with batteries 
guaranteed for ten years. We will have to wait. I had problems 
mostly with AA and AAA cells, not so much with  C and D cells and 
9volt batteries. The bad AA cells have two little dimples on the 
negative end. Duracell also sells batteries under the Pro-Cell 
name which are supposed to be for critical use such as smoke 
alarms. I had enough gear ruined by leaking Duracells to worry 
about them a little but am giving these a try. I've also used 
Energizer batteries with good results. I doubt if anyone can 
actually answer your question. I think the only recourse is to 
check battery condition often to make sure there are no leakers. 
I think any battery can leak even of the brand is generally 
reliable.
     FWIW I started using Duracell batteries because they were 
recommended to me years ago by a couple of motion picture sound 
men who used them in Nagra recorders. One said he found that the 
heaviest ones lasted the longest.  However, they were mostly 
interested in capacity rather than shelf life.

On 6/7/2018 4:24 PM, Robert  Eleazer wrote:
> Anybody found any AAA, AA, C, D, dry cell batteries that do not 
> tend to corrode and ruin the flashlight, camera, radio. etc. 
> where they are installed.  I am getting quite tired of 
> encountering that problem over and over again.
> I have been using CVS batteries for years because my Mom had 
> to visit the drugstore pretty often.  Those batteries corrode.
> I still recall when the Eveready company used to boast that their 
> batteries would not corrode and they would replace any flashlight 
> that they damaged.
> Thanks!
> Wayne
> WB5WSV
> 
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Richard Knoppow
1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com
WB6KBL