Problems with Energizer Battery

[Nerd]

If the Nimh/Nicd batteries are charged at low temps (0 degrees celsius and below) they can reach around 1.6 volts or 1.7 volts fully charged. Of cos if you use it immediately, the voltage will drop extremely quickly.

 

[Nerd]

If the Nimh/Nicd batteries are charged at low temps (0 degrees celsius and below) they can reach around 1.6 volts or 1.7 volts fully charged. Of cos if you use it immediately, the voltage will drop extremely quickly.

Woah, I just realized my mistake, and yet I cannot make changes to my post, so I guess I'll just make a new post. The part where I said "if you use it immediately...." is not meant as that. The voltage will drop anyway once you take the batteries out of the charger. How quickly it drops is not the point, the point is that the voltage can be reached.

(I'm really straying off topic, hope you guys don't mind)
How do I know all these? I was in the RC scene for a while. Learnt a lot about motors and batteries and bearings in the short time I was in it. Got too expensive. My Sanyo Nicd 700mah reached 1.73 volts when charged in a ice box. Burnt my motor brush using those batteries. And the multimeter I used is a fluke 17 with extra thick wires to minimize resistance when measuring.

 

[Caspere]

Reinforcing what you had mentioned:

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

When will people learn?? We MUST always remove batteries when not in use.

 

[toasty]

When will people learn?? We MUST always remove batteries when not in use.

Just curious what are people's experiences with NiMH batteries leaking? I use them almost exclusively, and have not gotten in the habit of taking them out, unless they are not going to be used for extended periods of time (2 months or more). Since I normally use my stuff every week or 2, I haven't been taking them out. In fact, I am taking them out frequently to recharge them. I am using mostly the 2100mAh Sanyo's from EastGear, inside my digital cameras, flashes, strobes, torch lights, I have about 10 sets (of 4) but have not come across any case of leaking yet. I should take them out of my strobes, because they are used less regularly...

Do people know whether a battery is more likely to leak if it is inside a device than if it is sitting on the shelf? What is the reason for that?

 

[Neo]

Can U play the devil's advocate here? :devil:

Since there're so many CSers here with bad experience with Energizer, why don't you guys collect samples of evidence and file a claim against EverReady? Else you can approach Case or Spring to complain. I think you guys definitely have a valid claim here...