# alkaline batterys are getting worse and worse. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 12, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alkaline-batterys-are-getting-worse-and-worse/683540 "2014-03-12T15:07:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alkaline-batterys-are-getting-worse-and-worse/683540/21 "2014-03-18T18:51:35Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > So let me get this straight: out of all the brands of batteries, which can and do leak, you vow to avoid the one brand that is confident enough in its technology to be able to offer a no-leak guarantee? > > I think your logic circuits have sprung a leak. Exactly my thoughts. This is addressing a known problem, you’d think that would be a positive. But a quick search online doesn’t show Energizer advertising any batteries as “Leak Proof” so this whole hijack is pointless. They do claim to have leak resistant packaging, but so do all of the major brands. From here: [Disposable Batteries compared -- Alkaline, Lithium, Carbon Zinc, Oxyride](http://michaelbluejay.com/batteries/disposable.html) > [@](#): > > Leaking. Alkalines leak more frequently than any other kind of battery. If you want to avoid leaks, don’t use alkalines! > > ``` > Three of the biggest battery-makers offer to replace any equipment damaged by their batteries. The Rayovac and Energizer guarantees seem to cover leakage, but the Duracell wording is a little more ambiguous (and they wouldn't answer my request for clarification). So if you do use alkalines, choosing Rayovac or Energizer might afford some measure of insurance. > > ``` > > Rayovac: “Guarantee on all batteries\*. We will replace or repair at our option, any device damaged by this battery if sent with batteries prepaid to the address below.” > Energizer: “We will repair or replace, at our option, any device damaged by these Energizer® batteries… Contact 1-800-383-7323.” > Duracell: “Should any device be damaged due to a battery defect, we will repair or replace it at our option if it is sent with the batteries, postage paid to [the address below].” ---
**Author:** ![JAKE\_ORTIZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@JAKE\_ORTIZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JAKE_ORTIZ)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alkaline-batterys-are-getting-worse-and-worse/683540/22 "2014-03-18T19:12:57Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > So let me get this straight: out of all the brands of batteries, which can and do leak, you vow to avoid the one brand that is confident enough in its technology to be able to offer a no-leak guarantee? All battery brands offer some type of guarantee protecting your devices from malfunctioning batteries. I’m only questioning why Energizer would go out of their way to advertise being leak-proof. It’s either because A: Their batteries are 100% leak-proof (we’ve already determined this isnt the case) B: They need to remind you of the guarantee (meaning some batteries will leak) C: They are prone to leaking On pack (I have pictures but dont know how to upload) Energizer claims ‘No leaks guaranteed or we will replace your device’. The mere fact that they make the effort to tell us they are leak proof makes me suspicious that they have a major issues with leaking batteries. ---
**Author:** ![JAKE\_ORTIZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@JAKE\_ORTIZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JAKE_ORTIZ)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alkaline-batterys-are-getting-worse-and-worse/683540/23 "2014-03-18T19:19:23Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Exactly my thoughts. This is addressing a known problem, you’d think that would be a positive. > > But a quick search online doesn’t show Energizer advertising any batteries as “Leak Proof” so this whole hijack is pointless. They do claim to have leak resistant packaging, but so do all of the major brands. > > From here: [Disposable Batteries compared -- Alkaline, Lithium, Carbon Zinc, Oxyride](http://michaelbluejay.com/batteries/disposable.html) I have pictures of the no-leak guarantee, so this discussion is not pointless. Don’t know how to upload. The no-leak guarantee is a very poor marketing claim. Why make this no-leak claim if it isn’t true? Makes me think Energizer batteries are prone to leaking and thus i wont buy. “But why do they put a guarantee on the box then?” “Because they know all they sold you was a guaranteed piece of shit.” [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEB7WbTTlu4](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEB7WbTTlu4) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alkaline-batterys-are-getting-worse-and-worse/683540/24 "2014-03-18T19:36:40Z")
I had some Duracell alkalines that lasted 18 years in a toy called a “glow worm,” essentially a squeeze-on flash-light. They never leaked. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alkaline-batterys-are-getting-worse-and-worse/683540/25 "2014-03-18T20:01:38Z")
I can’t say that I’ve had an alkaline battery leak in anything in decades. If you’re really disturbed about it, get some NiMH LSD rechargeables- they don’t leak, although they can outgas a little bit if overcharged. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alkaline-batterys-are-getting-worse-and-worse/683540.md?page=1)