View source for How Often to Check for Corroded/Leaking Alkaline Batteries

=Basics=
*While a User-Replacable [[Alkaline Battery Box]] in designs would alleviate this (as well as more durable Cell Designs) [[Alkaline Batteries]] such as [[AA Batteries]] or [[AAA Batteries]] are notorious for Leaking and thus Corroding Electrical Contacts etc
*HOWEVER Storing devices with batteries is convenient 
*Thus a “Keep Batteries In the Device, but Check it Every X” policy is a nice compromise 
*This page aims to determine the optimal interval for this

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*[[Lead Acid Battery Maintenance]]
**Basically how often to check it, Fluid Levels (if it is not an [[AGM Lead Acid Battery]] or [[Vented Sealed Lead Acid Battery]] etc
*[[Rechargeable Battery Maintenance]]
**How often to recharge due to [[Self Discharging]] and not wanting to get below that minimum voltage etc
**Corrosion Checking is SOMEWHAT relevant for [[Rechargeable AA Batteries]] / [[Rechargable AAA Batteries]] ,  but not as critical
**Also checking for damage to that outer roll, Well Designed Battery Boxes and/or using an intentionally weak pry tool, rather than a metal screwdriver etc will help with this
**Checking for the “spicy pillow” with Li-Ion batteries such as those used in Laptops is good for safety 

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[[Category: Battery]] [[Category: Emergency Preparedness]] [[Category: Safety]] [[Category: Storage]]