{"id":1763,"date":"2019-05-12T23:18:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T07:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/?p=1763"},"modified":"2019-05-12T23:28:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T07:28:52","slug":"duracell-leaks-in-original-package-before-being-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/12\/duracell-leaks-in-original-package-before-being-used\/","title":{"rendered":"Duracell leaks in original package before being used!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I knew Duracell is known for leaking when left in equipment for too long (too numerous to count: I had it leaked in wireless mouse, remote control, clocks, etc), but I always thought it&#8217;s my fault for leaving them in my electronics for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Today I got my answer: it&#8217;s not my fault that the batteries leaked. I just opened a new box of 4 AAA Duracells, and one of the new unused battery (the marking says it expires in 2023. It&#8217;s 2019 at the time of writing). I bought them from Tigerdirect so it&#8217;s likely to be genuine (on 10\/2015). Here&#8217;s the pictures:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1763 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1678.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1678-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1678-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1678-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1678-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1678-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1678-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1678-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1678-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1679.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1679-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1679-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1679-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1679-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1679-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1679-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1679-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_1679-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Not only I am not going to get Duracell batteries even if they are free, I&#8217;m going to toss all Duracell I have. It&#8217;s nothing but a menace. It&#8217;s worse than white label brands as it&#8217;s known to leak. It has to be a design or chemical formula or manufacturing process problem they have. By no means it&#8217;s an isolated incident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_1763\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"1763\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I knew Duracell is known for leaking when left in equipment for too long (too numerous to count: I had it leaked in wireless mouse, remote control, clocks, etc), but I always thought it&#8217;s my fault for leaving them in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/12\/duracell-leaks-in-original-package-before-being-used\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_1763\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"1763\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-electronics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1763"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1768,"href":"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1763\/revisions\/1768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonghoi.humgar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}