Overachieving Akaline batteries.

[Master-chip]

Hello,

I have 2 Alkaline D size batteries which expired on Jan 2004, and manufactured in year 2000.
My DMM reads 1.53V OC, and they still power brightly a 2D incandescent flashlight. They are of Varta brand, 0% mercury, Made in Germany, before they moved their manufacture overseas.
The reason of my wonder is the fact that they haven't leaked in ten years. I have much newer alkaline batteries which already leaked, even new in their package.

Here you go,

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Does anybody have an idea on why they are overachieving?

Maybe they putted some Mercury and they don't tell it?

Regards to all!

Master-chip.

 

[John_Galt]

Wrong forum. This is the Homemade and Modified sub forum. You need this moved by a moderator in the batteries and electronics sub forum.

 

[Bullzeyebill]

Master-chip, click on the little triangle to the right and above your post and ask a moderator to move your thread.

Bill

 

[MorePower]

Hello,

I have 2 Alkaline D size batteries which expired on Jan 2004, and manufactured in year 2000.
My DMM reads 1.53V OC, and they still power brightly a 2D incandescent flashlight. They are of Varta brand, 0% mercury, Made in Germany, before they moved their manufacture overseas.

Varta didn't move their manufacturing overseas. They still produce AAA through D cells in Germany. They were purchased by Rayovac, but production facilities still exist in both the US and Germany.