I had multiple Duracell AAAs leak inside unopened packages, after about two=
 years in storage.=20

To be fair, I did move them from an environment where they were subjected t=
o temperatures in the 60F..100F, to one where the temperature may have drop=
ped well below freezing.

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> On Mar 15, 2015, at 17:47, Bob Blick <bobblick@ftml.net> wrote:
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>> On Sat, Mar 14, 2015, at 04:06 PM, RussellMc wrote:
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>> 3000/8765/5 =3D~ 70 uA. So a 100 uA charge rate MAY be useful and a 500 =
uA
>> rate would be expected to be more than is needed but "not too likely" to
>> cause catastrophic self dismemberment or odious exudations (as adumbrate=
d
>> re by Bob B). But, I may be wrong.
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> Brand name makes a difference, the attached picture is just a sample of
> something I've seen too much of. This one was in a smoke detector. I've
> had AA's ruin a clock while it was still running. For alkalines I only
> buy Energizer at this point.
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> Best regards, Bob
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