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OldeGuye

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What the heck is wrong with Consumer Reports?
I thought they were smart.
The most recent rating of alkaline batteries went to, gasp, Duracell,
the leak-most battery.
They must be on the take now or what?
I have access to other brands that are just as good power-wise and have
never leaked.
I can count out on all the fingers on my ten hands the number of times
I have had to clean out battery compartments on various high end
electronics devices. And Duracell, nowhere, explains how to clean up
after their mess.
Recently I tried the old chemical version of CLR. It seems to work ok
but is very acidic. The new CLR is not as active chemically, it seems
to me.

Suggestions please, other than do not use Duracell.

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I have access to other brands that are just as good power-wise and have
never leaked.
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If they're so great, why didn't you list these better-than-Duracell brands?
 
On 03/26/2015 8:06 AM, OldeGuye wrote:
What the heck is wrong with Consumer Reports?
I thought they were smart.
The most recent rating of alkaline batteries went to, gasp, Duracell,
the leak-most battery.
They must be on the take now or what?
I have access to other brands that are just as good power-wise and have
never leaked.
I can count out on all the fingers on my ten hands the number of times I
have had to clean out battery compartments on various high end
electronics devices. And Duracell, nowhere, explains how to clean up
after their mess.
Recently I tried the old chemical version of CLR. It seems to work ok
but is very acidic. The new CLR is not as active chemically, it seems
to me.

Suggestions please, other than do not use Duracell.

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Batteries leak an alkaline solution (a base, not an acid) and thus the
damage can be abated somewhat by using a mild acid. Acetic acid works
well (white vinegar 50/50 water) to clean up the mess and stop the
alkaline from continuing the etching. Then rinse with Ph neutral water.

John :-#)#

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(604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
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"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."
 
Batteries leak an alkaline solution (a base, not an acid) and thus the damage
can be abated somewhat by using a mild acid. Acetic acid works well (white
vinegar 50/50 water) to clean up the mess and stop the alkaline from
continuing the etching. Then rinse with Ph neutral water.

John :-#)#
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Where did you get the impreion that these leaked acid?
CLR is acidic but more.

Vinegar does not work here. I tried it and NO reaction.
The old CLR did work.

The new CLR here in California, perhaps other places, has lost its
punch but other non-brandname products that use the old formula.

--- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news@netfront.net ---
 
What the heck is wrong with Consumer Reports?
I thought they were smart.
The most recent rating of alkaline batteries went to, gasp, Duracell,
the leak-most battery.
They must be on the take now or what?
I have access to other brands that are just as good power-wise and have
never leaked.
I can count out on all the fingers on my ten hands the number of times
I have had to clean out battery compartments on various high end
electronics devices. And Duracell, nowhere, explains how to clean up
after their mess.
Recently I tried the old chemical version of CLR. It seems to work ok
but is very acidic. The new CLR is not as active chemically, it seems
to me.

Suggestions please, other than do not use Duracell.

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What batteries have you found to be better than Duracell?

Sparky
 
On 03/26/2015 10:02 AM, OldeGuye wrote:
Batteries leak an alkaline solution (a base, not an acid) and thus the
damage can be abated somewhat by using a mild acid. Acetic acid works
well (white vinegar 50/50 water) to clean up the mess and stop the
alkaline from continuing the etching. Then rinse with Ph neutral water.

John :-#)#
Where did you get the impreion that these leaked acid?
CLR is acidic but more.

Vinegar does not work here. I tried it and NO reaction.
The old CLR did work.

The new CLR here in California, perhaps other places, has lost its punch
but other non-brandname products that use the old formula.

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When you said you were using CLR and that it was previously acidic I was
trying to provide an alternative if the formulation for CLR is now
alkaline then it won't work.

Perhaps I misunderstood your original post.

I've been using vinegar for decades on battery leakage in our arcade
games and it often will fizz up when applied to fresh leakage or even
old leakage showing there is a reaction with the remaining base.

http://www.flippers.com/battery.html

John :-#)#

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(Please post followups or tech inquiries to the newsgroup)
John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9
(604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
www.flippers.com
"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."
 
What batteries have you found to be better than Duracell?

Sparky
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I have been using the Duracell then switched to the Costco brand
Kirkland, AA and AAA.
So far after several years of using the Kirkland I have had zero leaks.

CR previously rated kirkland the best AA.
Not sure why they changed.
Kirkland is certainly less expensive.
I think anyone can buy them online.
Most Costco online stuff can be purchased by non-members.
Something I did not know for years.

I do not know who actually makes the Kirkland batteries. Anyone?

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OldeGuye <OldeGuye@spamnot.com> wrote:
Batteries leak an alkaline solution (a base, not an acid) and thus the damage
can be abated somewhat by using a mild acid. Acetic acid works well (white
vinegar 50/50 water) to clean up the mess and stop the alkaline from
continuing the etching. Then rinse with Ph neutral water.

John :-#)#
Where did you get the impreion that these leaked acid?
CLR is acidic but more.

Vinegar does not work here. I tried it and NO reaction.
The old CLR did work.

The new CLR here in California, perhaps other places, has lost its
punch but other non-brandname products that use the old formula.
Click to expand...

"new" CLR lacks oxalic acid. Boo.
 
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