Russell McMahon wrote:
>>   Standard batteries especially alkaline tends to
>>leak after leaving it for a while in the unit. I had
>>to repair quite a few units at home thanks to their
>>low quality. This happens to energizer and duracell as
>>well. You may want to use better grade batteries.
> 
> Are you sure that it was *alkaline* batteries that you had leak.
> 
> Whereas I have seen innumerable "carbon-zinc"/Le Clanche cells leak 
> when left in equipment, I do not recall having seen a single Alkaline 
> do so. (Which isn't to say that it doesn't happen). Alkaline batteries 
> have very much greater shelf lives than basic carbon-zinc and I 
> imagine would not 'leak' at least until they were essentially 
> exhausted. That should be 5+ years if unused.
> 
>         Russell McMahon 


I had a batch of duracells leak at home in a rediculously short amount 
of time. I wrote them a real nasty letter (told them they were were 
worse than carbon zinc), they replaced all the batteries and the ruined 
devices.


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