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agardiner · 25th May 2021, 4:05 pm

Interesting that people have found Varta OK. I bought some recently from my local B&Q, for my Bosch electric screwdriver which only gets occasional use. (4 AA)

After only 1 month and very little use, the screwdriver stopped running and I found the batteries were leaking heavily. Won't be buying them again. I normally use the cheapo ones from Lidl's and have never had any problems.

25th May 2021, 4:05 pm	#81
agardiner Octode Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Thetford, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 1,741	Re: Leaking batteries. A reminder, a warning. Interesting that people have found Varta OK. I bought some recently from my local B&Q, for my Bosch electric screwdriver which only gets occasional use. (4 AA) After only 1 month and very little use, the screwdriver stopped running and I found the batteries were leaking heavily. Won't be buying them again. I normally use the cheapo ones from Lidl's and have never had any problems.