![]() ![]() ![]() For AA, AAA and 9 volt applications, I will use lithium primary cells (Energizer Advanced or Ultimate brand) for items that get intermittent use yet still need to be ready for immediate use. No matter the major brand, I've had them all leak to varying degrees, damaging or outright destroying things from flashlights, remotes, test equipment, you name it. Overall, I got to hand it to Duracell for how they handle this sort of situation. Maybe due to being in Canada, or the date code on my battery was enough to confirm it was part of a known bad batch. They did not request return of the flashlight. the rest was filled in with friendly banter about where the call center was located, batteries in general, weather, and other small talk. They asked the typical what happened, how I store and use my flashlight and asked for the date code on the battery and the location it was printed (I was able to extract one battery). Bonus was, I could understand every word she said and didn't need to say 'what?' every third word to hear it, or figure out what she was actually saying. And the lady I was talking to was in Wisconsin. Two thumbs up to duracell for a no hassle experience. I called up the Duracell customer service number and they provided me with a coupon for a free pack of batteries (max 24 count), and they sent me a cheque to cover the cost of the flashlight. Batteries where Duracells (my preferred battery, still is). It killed a Rayovac Indestructable AA flashlight. Guess luck has been on my side all this time. I experienced my first battery leakdown in a flashlight this past february.
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