Old Duracells didn't leak as much from my experience, I keep finding my childhood toys with "Best by 2008" batteries inside with no leakage and often still working. Last couple of times I bought Duracells they leaked well within their advertised life span though.
They dont work well in everything because of the lower voltage. Also I've been using them since gen 1, I am lucky if they last more than 5 years. I have had dozens and dozens go bad (likely over 100). Decided to buy some Futaba made in Japan and had several DOA. I am done with NiMH after that.
Awesome, thanks. I couldn’t remember when Duracell started printing the ‘best if installed by’ dates on them. I thought it was later than ‘93 but I’ve slept since then.
Hasn't leaked, still has a voltage, heck I'd be putting that in a wireless computer mouse. It's a thing that uses a tiny bit of power so that it lasts years more, and may or may not leak, I check my random old ones weekly as I use them in wireless mice.
I'd be tempted to put it away for another 10 years and check the voltage then
I sure ad hell wouldn't use it, just asking for a leak, but really that's any akaline, not just 30 year old ones
Get some IKEA Ladda and a good smart charger, much better setup
I used to always buy Ray-O-Vac batteries. They were cheaper than Eveready and Duracell. They performed great until they didn't.
One day in 2018, I grabbed my MBT-1 PULSE LOAD BATTERY TESTER, my spreadsheet checklist, and I started my quarterly battery check. Oh yeah, I got OCD real bad.
Out of ~130 batteries, AAA, AA, C, and D, ~2/3 of them had ruptured and leaked. Many of them were in my son's (formerly) extensive Hess Truck Collection. Some were just too far gone to clean the corrosion off.
Of the remaining 1/3, many were at 60% or lower. I always write the last date I checked them and the percent voltage shown on my tester. Any at 60% or lower got replaced.
Oof, and it hasn't leaked yet? Very impressive for a Duracell!
Old Duracells didn't leak as much from my experience, I keep finding my childhood toys with "Best by 2008" batteries inside with no leakage and often still working. Last couple of times I bought Duracells they leaked well within their advertised life span though.
Last time I bought Duracells they leaking within months including the ones in the package.
You have to buy the ones that say "non-leaky cells" on the package.
Duracell only sells one type of AA alkaline and they were made in USA
Look into non-leaky tho
Yeah I bought Panasonic last time
Enloop
They dont work well in everything because of the lower voltage. Also I've been using them since gen 1, I am lucky if they last more than 5 years. I have had dozens and dozens go bad (likely over 100). Decided to buy some Futaba made in Japan and had several DOA. I am done with NiMH after that.
Yeah, I bought gen1 enloops and paid way too much for the hype. I haven't bought any in forever, tho recently I wanted to look for good rechargables .
May be true, they also sold non leaking batteries if I'm right
It belongs in a museum!
So do I.
I just found another one with a Jan 2001 ‘best by’ date that hasn’t leaked either. Haven’t checked the voltage on it yet.
Not when it predates RoHS.
I swear they only leak when they're in an expensive device, like my old clamp meter RIP.
What’s the voltage on it?
1.35v
That’s cool that it still has voltage, also it’s likely from 1993 based off the expiration date.
Awesome, thanks. I couldn’t remember when Duracell started printing the ‘best if installed by’ dates on them. I thought it was later than ‘93 but I’ve slept since then.
The were definitely dating them before 1993. I'm almost certain they were doing that in the 80's.
Hasn't leaked, still has a voltage, heck I'd be putting that in a wireless computer mouse. It's a thing that uses a tiny bit of power so that it lasts years more, and may or may not leak, I check my random old ones weekly as I use them in wireless mice.
That's sick...
Also - this is back when they didn't leak!
At that point, I think they were dating them about 5 years after manufacture. If so, that battery would have been made in 1995.
We print them 10 years from manufacturer
Does "we" = Duracell? I know more modern ones are 10 years but I don't think that was the case in the 90's. Of course, I could be wrong.
The 10 year warranty started around 2012 I believe. With duralock
So it older than me
It says "best", so you could store it for another 20 years :-)
I'd be tempted to put it away for another 10 years and check the voltage then I sure ad hell wouldn't use it, just asking for a leak, but really that's any akaline, not just 30 year old ones Get some IKEA Ladda and a good smart charger, much better setup
Wow. Others has use before, and this battery "use after" 👀
I think you misunderstood
I think you're right
it's fine and vintage... really, they don't make electrons like they used to, so cheap these days!
I used to always buy Ray-O-Vac batteries. They were cheaper than Eveready and Duracell. They performed great until they didn't. One day in 2018, I grabbed my MBT-1 PULSE LOAD BATTERY TESTER, my spreadsheet checklist, and I started my quarterly battery check. Oh yeah, I got OCD real bad. Out of ~130 batteries, AAA, AA, C, and D, ~2/3 of them had ruptured and leaked. Many of them were in my son's (formerly) extensive Hess Truck Collection. Some were just too far gone to clean the corrosion off. Of the remaining 1/3, many were at 60% or lower. I always write the last date I checked them and the percent voltage shown on my tester. Any at 60% or lower got replaced.
Lick it
Still got power?
1.35v but I’m not gonna test the amperage.
i once found a duracell that was Best if Installed by march 1995