On Mon, 2 Jan 2012 16:28:23 -0600, "HeyBub" wrote:

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On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 16:09:24 -0500, "EXT"
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"hr(bob) " wrote in message
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Happened to try a seldom-used tv remote control last night, dead.
opened it up, one 2013 AA Energizer battery was fine, the other was
dead and leaking. I stupidly thought that the date on batterries
was how long they were supposed to last if they were not used -
shelf life.

Since the battery was not used more than a few minutes since it was
put in the remote a couple of years ago, and had been in an air-
conditioned and heated room in the house for its entire time since I
brought it home from the store, I thought that it was safe to leave
it in the remote without having to periodically check for leakage.
Fortunately, the leakage was minor and because of the physical
position of the remote, the leakage went onto the inside of the back
cover and did not get into the electronics in the remote.

Just thought I would post it here as a reminder not to assume
anything about battery life.

I have had some dead fresh out of the package. I have also found that
Costco's Kirkland brand are just as reliable as the major brand, and
a good deal cheaper, so you don't mind as much when you do find a
dead one. But, I have had better results with Costco's batteries.

I bought 100 packs of "Utilitech" brand AAs and AAAs from Lowes for
$20/pack. I've been using them for a bit over a year and they seem
fine. I probably should get another pack or AAs soon.

A HUNDRED packs of AAs? Are your running your whole HOUSE off of batteries?

Seems so, at times. I just stuck eight of 'em in my new Internet radio
(present from Santa Amazon). I think I have more remote controls laying
around than light fixtures in the house (about half AAs and the other half
AAAs). Flashlights...