I note things seem to have not changed, or are slow in changing, with Duracell's.

This time I have a "Modiewark" on the bench which is the umpteenth device where I have had the privilege of draining the Duracell's out of it and cleaning up the mess: Many do not seem to be past an expiry date, or flat before leaking. I don't have this problem with Energiser or Jaycar ones.

I stopped using Duracell's, ages ago & I note that in a similar time frame, with Woolworths here, none appear on the shelves / racks.

Not a product I can have any confidence in. Albeit anything with batteries needs checking regularly especially if they are only there for back up.

I do wonder how many have had similar issues?

Marc

I've mentioned on here before that I have similar problems with Duracell batteries. There was a time when you could rely on them, but somewhere along the timeline things changed for the worse. I now avoid Duracells like the plague (or the virus).

I have the same experience with them, very nasty. I am very happy with the Aldi's batteries the one's that are predominantly blue I find them excellent. The orange ones they sometimes sell on special are on the other hand complete rubbish.

I've also found the Varta brand alkaline batteries sold at Bunnings prone to leaking.
I'm using the Aldi blue ones now.
Time will tell.

You'd think that after all these years, someone would have figured out a leak-proof battery. But no, they are bad as they ever were.

One of the most expensive failures is the battery used in Mac notebooks. The battery swells up, snapping the flimsy "chassis" in half, and pushing the keyboard out of the computer.

The common battery I deal with these days is the CR2032, the button battery used in most desktop computers. They last 10 years or more, and I've yet to see a leaky one. I do sometimes have to change out the AA and AAA batteries used in remote controls, not very often though.

On the other hand, if you have any equipment that uses the old barrel battery, get new batteries today! They WILL leak and destroy.

I remember the days of when Mallory (who made Duracells at the time) had an ad on the telly that claimed "no ordinary battery looks like it and no ordinary battery lasts like it". Perhaps they were right, meaning they last until they leak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaF6FxmixJk

Opened the back of an STC Battery set earlier this week that I've had for quite some time & discovered surprisingly it still contained Eveready No. 742 & 482 batteries placed in thin plastic bags by a thoughtful previous owner! Not a sign of leakage from either!... amazingly I thought!
Duracell’s however are now definitely total crap…. Thought it was fantastic when they put the date on them thinking they would at least last that long before leaking…but not the case, even in low usage devices like remotes & that torch in the glove box just in case!! Battery juice & corrosion everywhere!
Have used Energiser since, haven’t had one leak before being detected flat yet, much better sealed hopefully......

I can now identify with that slogan rarely do I drain other batteries out of a holder covered in the electrolyte; Nor do the others last like it, they last longer without leaking.

I had a 1958 Philips a while back, with a wooden frame, what was left in it since who knows when dissolved part of the frame & I ended up cutting some of what was left out & letting in a new bit. The lower printed circuit was a write off, but by some miracle I had another model with the same boards & stuffed cabinet.

Collector & I also had the same fun of neutralising the wood in a coffin set where the 45V batteries had dissolved the base plate. Fortunately that was just a new base plate & scrape off the ash everywhere else. We did get a "York" 4.5V cycle battery in a "Sayon" it still had a bit of voltage but the warranty expired in 1928.

The electrolyte in the dry cells is interesting. It basically turns the wood to carbon as if it was burnt in a fire.