On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:01:43 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)"
wrote:

Is there any such thing as an alkaline battery that does not leak
with age?

I just had my second episode of Mallory Duracells gooping up a
flashlight.

If the answer is "no", can anybody venture a proactive
replacement interval for size "C" cells?

I've even seen 1.5V button cells leak and bugger up a perfectly good
quartz wris****ch.