![]() ![]() Am having to take about 50 assorted batteries back to Home Depot or Lowes to get my money back. I proceeded to check all of the batteries which I had bought and every one of them was showing a meter rating of "yellow" or poor on my battery tester. I put new batteries into my blood pressure monitor and it would not operate due to "low battery". Just recently I bought two large quanty packages of each battery by Duracel either from Home Depot or Lowes (November 2015). ![]() Are they blind? Is Duracell selling the crappy batteries in I wonder why Consumer Reports continues to say that Duracell BatteriesĪre good. The defective batteries have come from different large size packsīought both at BJ's club or local reputable retailers. About a month ago, I took one from a smoke Replaced as soon as the detectors began beeping. A couple of 9Vīatteries, with less than one year of installed in smoke detectors, were The batteries affected are AA, AAA, D and 9V types. Were dead, but because the leak had corroded and ruined the device's In most cases, the devices stopped working not because the batteries Me, both at home (h) and in the office (o) the prices for the damagedĢ Small adding/printing Canon calculators (o) $15 bothĢ 300g x0.01 g jewelry scales (o) $20 bothġ Craftsman Engine Analyzer (h) $130 or soġ 2AA cell Maglite flashlight (mom's) $20ġ Remote for HDTV top set box (h) $40 for the box and remote So far the crappy Duracells have ruined the following items for With power left in them, and within months of installation, have been After replacing the older batteries, new Duracell batteries The thing is, Duracell is not going back to be close to any of myĭevices. I normally mark dates on the batteries with a black marker. Installed back in 20 with no problems yes, they used to be Other customers that install batteries long term in equipment, you may want to take these reports to heart.From some of my devices, I am taking out Duracell batteries that I had These reports won’t affect your use of Procell AA and AAA cells. These are “use once, toss away” applications. We have many customers that use Duracell Procell AA and AAA batteries for performance venue microphones and other audio equipment. (b) The batteries are left in equipment for an extended period of time. Several things to be clear on: (a) the reports are from AA and AAA batteries only. Both customers moved their purchases to Energizer Industrial AA and AAA batteries. The other customer is an engineering firm that uses batteries in engineering equipment. One customer maintains and repairs safety equipment for emergency responders. We have had several customers that use Duracell Procell AA and AAA batteries report battery leakage issues when batteries are installed in equipment for an extended period of time. Example of leaking batteries – These are consumer packaged. ![]()
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