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DURACELL ALKALINE BATTERIES

I have used Duracell brand batteries for many decades and they were "top of the line" as far as their longevity, however the past decade their batteries, especially the D, C, AA, AAA have been very prone to leakage and ultimately destroying some of the devices they were used in.  Other devices had the battery contact terminals corroded and was a pain to get them cleaned.

A decision was made today (01-16-2023) to not ever purchase another Duracell battery except maybe the 9V, of which I had not experienced any battery leakage, but usually replace them twice a year in smoke detectors, etc.

The batteries will normally leak at the seal on the negative side of the battery and not all brand of DC voltage batteries experience such leakage.  Duracell in my humble opinion have cut corners making the outside of the case with thinner materials which allows for the battery leakage.

I have noticed that TV remotes and other portable devices using other brand of batteries have not leaked and most of the batteries were manufactured in Japan and other countries, especially the Panasonic brand battery.

With this in mind, batteries such as the D, C, AA, AAA can be made where they will not leak and last the lifetime of the battery such as the Toshiba brand batteries. 

What prompted this review was I recently had to replace the AAA Duracell batteries in a Ozart headlamp that was not working due to battery leakage and corroded battery contact terminals and one other device that used the AA battery..

It should be noted that the expiration date on the leaking AA Duracell battery below is 2028 and definitely didn't make it to that date!

I found one AA Duracell leaking battery that I had not disposed of yet and took the following pixs:

No where on the battery is a warning about a possible leakage of the battery corrosive contents!  The battery contents are usually zinc, high-density manganese dioxide, and potassium hydroxide.

As the ole saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words", therefore I rest my case!

MORE DURACELL AKA DURACRAP PIX

Web page created by Bill aka Mickey Porter on 01-16-2023 and updated on 04-27-2023.

MORE DURACELL AKA DURACRAP BATTERIES

I was checking out spare head lamps I have in storage/reserve on 08-03-2023 and found corroded batteries in both of the unopened head lamp packages.

As I state many, many times, "A picture is worth a thousand words."

Web page updated by Bill aka Mickey Porter on 08-03-2023.

ANOTHER DURACELL BITES THE DUST

The expiration date on this C battery is December 2024, didn't make it that long for use!

I still have a few Duracell batteries in stock and replacing them with Panasonic and/or Toshiba batteries.

Web page updated by Bill aka Mickey Porter on 10-21-2023.

LEAVING ON A SPIRITUAL NOTE

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Ephesians 2:8 - 2:9 8  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Romans 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

Open this link about faith in the King James Bible.

Romans 10:9 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”

Open this link of Bible Verses About Salvation, King James Version Bible (KJV).

Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

Micah 6:8 “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

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