Problems with Energizer Battery

[Belleforte]

Recently, I have bought a pack of new Energizer Alkarline Battery for my Canon 550EX Flash. It's the new silver type that is claimed to be specially meant for digital appliances. After a few sessions, I kept the flash with the batteries in the compartment for about 2-3 weeks. When I took the flash unit out last weekend, one of the battery was leaking. The chemical leaked into the electronics and also the back control panel. The lettering faded off because of corrosion and the whole flash went dead.

I thought that Alkarline batteries are not suppose to leak within such a short period. Furthermore, the flash was left indoor all the time. So exposing to high temperature cannot be the cause.
I have to send my flash in for servicing now.

Has anyone encounter this problem before?:dent:

 

[swiftdragon]

The Battery your bought was probably expiring... I was told that Batteries has a useful life of about 5 years, if it is not sold, it shd have been returned to the distributor. But some people do keep stocks for a long time and by the time u buy and use it, it leaks.

Guess we all need to pick up the habit of checking the expiry date of the batteries before we buy them. you should be buying batteries that are expiring in 2009 now.

 

[megaweb]

never place the batt in the flash when it is not in use ... recommend to remove it

 

[fruitybix]

Originally posted by swiftdragon
The Battery your bought was probably expiring... I was told that Batteries has a useful life of about 5 years, if it is not sold, it shd have been returned to the distributor. But some people do keep stocks for a long time and by the time u buy and use it, it leaks.

Guess we all need to pick up the habit of checking the expiry date of the batteries before we buy them. you should be buying batteries that are expiring in 2009 now.

Actually, the batteries Belleforte are quite new in the market. I suspect it is the Energiser Lithium battery. That is a fairly new product. So it would be something else other than expired batteries. :dunno:

 

[Belleforte]

This range of batteries cannot be expired. They are only launched less than 1/2 a year ago! I used to leave the ordinary energizer battery in my gears for longer. No such problem!

This is the silver type with the 'e' in front. More expensive some more.

 

[garth]

My experience with Energizer is that it tends to leak within a few months. They seemed to have very poor sealing.

I have replaced remote controls for my AV systems due to the damaged caused by the leaks from the batteries.

My wall clock also had a leaked Energizer battery that caused stains on the wall.

 

[espn]

You use energizer for clocks? Your clock must be 1 hour faster then normal by now

For clocks recommended are those el cheapo magnesium brands what 50 for $1 that kind. Those are good enough.

I've bad experience with energizer that it tends to leak regardless whether or not the shelf life has reached. I don't even leave my 2100s in my gears, only when I'm consecutively using then I leave them inside, if one day or more apart, I remove them.

 

[Stoppable]

Where did you buy the batteries from. I believe there are many fakes around.

 

[garth]

Originally posted by espn
You use energizer for clocks? Your clock must be 1 hour faster then normal by now

For clocks recommended are those el cheapo magnesium brands what 50 for $1 that kind. Those are good enough.

I've bad experience with energizer that it tends to leak regardless whether or not the shelf life has reached. I don't even leave my 2100s in my gears, only when I'm consecutively using then I leave them inside, if one day or more apart, I remove them.

:bsmilie: Yup, everytime got to re-adjust to slow down the time.... :bsmilie:

Anyway, I'm trying to proof a point that Energizer will tend to leak if left in any device for quite some time. I do not have this problem with other types of Alkaline batteries.

 

[mervlam]

Originally posted by megaweb
never place the batt in the flash when it is not in use ... recommend to remove it

Reinforcing what you had mentioned:

Always remove batteries from your electronic devices when not in use.

 

[espn]

Originally posted by garth
:bsmilie: Yup, everytime got to re-adjust to slow down the time.... :bsmilie:

Anyway, I'm trying to proof a point that Energizer will tend to leak if left in any device for quite some time. I do not have this problem with other types of Alkaline batteries.

Yep that's true, my last wall clock died cos using energizer, I took it down found that all the chemicals leaked out so badly, think energizer is not suitable for mild usage, it's to be used as in immediately after unpacking and continuous usage until dried.

Think I'll head the rechargable way, should be safer at 1.2v and not to mention more cost effective, after all can charge in office

 

[mervlam]

Originally posted by espn
Yep that's true, my last wall clock died cos using energizer, I took it down found that all the chemicals leaked out so badly, think energizer is not suitable for mild usage, it's to be used as in immediately after unpacking and continuous usage until dried.

Think I'll head the rechargable way, should be safer at 1.2v and not to mention more cost effective, after all can charge in office

nah..... rechargables have a discharge characteristic from 1.5v to 1.2v.

 

[sriram]

Let me chime in with my displeasure at Energizers. My TV remote control stopped responding. When I opened the battery compartment, it had leaked quite a bit and there was a lot of corrosion at the contacts. These batteries were about 8 months old. Yuck. No more energizers for me. And don't get taken by their new "titanium", "plutonium" or whatever bull***t they come out with.

 

[PJC]

Hi all, I stumbled across this forum while looking for info on how to clean up a battery leak. Just had 4 Energizers leak all over my digital camera. They had an expiry of 2010, and I bought them no more than 2 months ago.

Any advice on cleaning up the leak? I highly doubt HP's warranty covers these things.

 

[Nerd]

I hope I don't sound stupid saying this, but why don't you guys get the Energizer Lithium AAs if you want to leave it in your equipment for a long time? (Yeah, I know they are selling at $9.50 for 2 pieces, but if I didn't remember wrongly I saw it somewhere for $7.50) In all my short years of using batteries, I've never heard anyone complain of any form of lithium (CR123, AA, CR5 etc) leaking. :dunno:

 

[mylau]

nah..... rechargables have a discharge characteristic from 1.5v to 1.2v.

nope, sometimes it can go to as high as 1.7V when fully charged.

 

[sehsuan]

Let me chime in with my displeasure at Energizers. My TV remote control stopped responding. When I opened the battery compartment, it had leaked quite a bit and there was a lot of corrosion at the contacts. These batteries were about 8 months old. Yuck. No more energizers for me. And don't get taken by their new "titanium", "plutonium" or whatever bull***t they come out with.

plutonium?!? Back to the Future, anyone?

what i suppose, with no scientific support, is that batteries, once their terminals are in contact with some other metal body (eg, in the flash unit's contact points), will have electron flow for both ends, whether you switch it on or not, like how i found my OEM BP511's discharging slowly when i didn't even switch on my 10D.

do contact Canon for servicing, but this should cost a fair bit.

 

[sehsuan]

speaking of battery leakages, i ought to kick my own butt for not removing the batteries from the swatches i collected in the past. out of 11 watches, 7 were leaking. argh. worst affected are those with the loomi faces... :cry:

let this be a lesson learnt to all - always, always remove batteries when NOT in use.

 

[wacko]

nope, sometimes it can go to as high as 1.7V when fully charged.

sorry to say, but your voltmeter is faulty... (if you are referring to Ni-MH batts)

 

[Zerstorer]

mylau, are you sure? I've not seen any exceed 1.5V. All hover at 1.4+V when fully charged and they only stay that way for less than a day.