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Old 24th Apr 2014, 12:45 pm   #35
Meat Pye
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, UK.
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Default Re: The hidden danger of dead batteries...

I recently had a brand new Panasonic NiMh battery leak while being charged! This is extremely rare, to the point where I dismissed it as being some cooking oil on my hands. It subsequently started to exude a white powder from around the positive cap as did 2 others.

Luckily no damage to any of my equipment but I'm now keeping a close eye on the remaining 9 batteries! I might send them to Panasonic for their perusal instead of just recycling.

My local Lidl is selling Varta precharged AA/AAA for £3/pack of 2 so I'll try these as replacements if need be.
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