Alkaline batteries can leak for various reasons, potentially damaging
your radio. (Nothing like caustic potassium hydroxide to ruin your
day.) Even if the batteries are new, remove them when you're not
actually using them for portable operation. Check their condition
periodically.
We saw
I second that, from experience!
Left the batteries in my MFJ 259B Antenna Analyzer for just a short time and
will not do that again! What a mess. Some white looking pookie leaked out
on, fortunately, one end of the battery tray and did no harm. But if I had
left it there for months, I can imagine
I've had no issues with Energizers and used them for years. I have had spent
button cells leak a little. It always seemed that charged cells were less
likely to leak.
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Chuck, KE9UW
(Jack for BMW motorcycles)
On Nov 29, 2012, at 11:15 AM, "Wayne Burdick" wrote:
> Alkaline ba
I'd modify that to, "Never leave ANY battery inside of your radio or
test equipment." Li-ion's seem to be very stable, I haven't ever heard
of a cell phone or laptop with a leakage problem. Li-Poly's don't seem
to leak but they do catch fire ... at least once. Fortunately, I was
out on the de
If you do go and leave alkaline cells in a device hopefully they were a major
brand. They will stand behind their batteries against leakage. For instance
Duracell will repair or replace an item damaged by their batteries. Here:
http://www.duracell.com/en-US/battery-care-disposal.jspx
Years a
Timely post, Roger! I just went down and checked my MFJ 259B and two of
the cells were leaking white stuff. No damage was done. Thanks much!
The cells were the common black-and-gold Duracells.
The MFJ-259B is a tough piece of gear to have "not ready" at all times.
Most of the time it just
ke9uw wrote
> I've had no issues with Energizers and used them for years
> Chuck, KE9UW
These were Energizers that leaked!
I just take them out now and go thru the pain of the install later.
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Roger W5RDW
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My MFJ-259B has NiMH batteries, and I set the internal plug to trickle
charge them.
Most of the time, it just sits in its place on the bench, connected to a
12 volt wall-wart to keep them topped up. No problem after 3 years.
Yes, the same set of batteries have been used that way. The capacity
I keep Sanyo Eneloops in my MFJ269. They have been in there for about 6 months
and the unit spends most of its time stored in the cabinet. I took it out last
weekend and it still showed a good charge, was used for about 1/2 hour tuning
an antenna, and then put back in the cabinet showing a ful
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Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 4:19 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Please DO NOT leave alkaline batteries in your KX3,
KX1, or K1 for any length of time
ke9uw wrote
> I've had no issues with Energi
Another thing to check is the batteries in the remote controllers that
proliferate in homes these days.
I've had so many leakages from Energizer batteries that I won't have them in
the house. They, too, claimed to provide a replacement or refund for any
item damaged by leakage, in the very, ve
How about NiMH?
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On Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 15:24, Dave Lankshear wrote:
> Another thing to check is the batteries in the remote controllers that
> proliferate in homes these days.
>
>
> I've had so many leakages from
I have the bad habit of leaving batteries in equipment,
sometimes for years. I have developed some skill in removing the
residue and getting the equipment going again, all the time
kicking myself for being stupid.
I have not had leakage problems with rechargeable batteries
including NIMH. I h
I already decided not to install batteries inside my KX3. But it was
not primarily to avoid damage due to leakage of electrolyte. Opening
and closing the KX3 seems a little delicate to me. One has to ensure
the connecting wiring is intact and not being pinched. I just
decided to use an exte
There are counterfeit Energizers and Duracell. I bought some in legitimate
store in Australia. Leaked badly.
Ignacy
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