rugbymatt
Enlightened
I was wondering, am i going to do damage to my lights if i store them with batteries inside. and if so how long is the longest you would leave them in the lights. thanks for any help you can give.
Storing batteries
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SilverFox
Flashaholic
Hello Rugbymatt,
Alkaline batteries may leak when stored for an extended amount of time. I have not heard any reports of Lithium batteries leaking - so far.
I just pulled some Duracell C and D batteries out that were marked 1999. No signs of leaking and they still had a little left in them.
On the other hand, if the light is left in the car and you have large temperature extremes, the Alkaline batteries should be replaced at their expiration date.
Some people change batteries in their smoke alarms and flashlights on the same date every year.
Tom
Alkaline batteries may leak when stored for an extended amount of time. I have not heard any reports of Lithium batteries leaking - so far.
I just pulled some Duracell C and D batteries out that were marked 1999. No signs of leaking and they still had a little left in them.
On the other hand, if the light is left in the car and you have large temperature extremes, the Alkaline batteries should be replaced at their expiration date.
Some people change batteries in their smoke alarms and flashlights on the same date every year.
Tom
I have gotten to the point unless a light is in an area where it is needed on occassion (car,etc) if I don't use it within 6 months the batteries get pulled out. I haven't found any correlation on leakage, but definately do NOT recommend heavy duty cells to store in any valuable light because leakage from them is a lot worse than alkalines.
I think cycling older batteries out of rarely used lights into devices that you use up cells quickly is a good practice. Age and battery discharge condition add to the chance of leakage but isn't a definate thing. I have had leakage on alkaline name brand cells that were tested at nearly full capacity and only a few year old and others over 12 years old with no leaks at all. I have a feeling part of leakage has to do with cell integrity (sealing) during manufacturing.
I think cycling older batteries out of rarely used lights into devices that you use up cells quickly is a good practice. Age and battery discharge condition add to the chance of leakage but isn't a definate thing. I have had leakage on alkaline name brand cells that were tested at nearly full capacity and only a few year old and others over 12 years old with no leaks at all. I have a feeling part of leakage has to do with cell integrity (sealing) during manufacturing.
