Re: Remove those batteries when out of use!
There are very few manufacturers of batteries I haven't used at sometime over the years and most have contributed leakers at some time or other but I think it would be fair to say that a couple of brands have produced conspicuously few, GP and Sanyo. I too have had the leaking whilst still producing a decent e.m.f. scenario from Duracell and Panasonic.
The destroyed Maglite appears to be a "rite of passage", I think it was Panasonics which did for mine. As an added precaution in larger flashlights ('C' & 'D' cell) where the cells aren't an interference fit I make a liner using and old 'polyrol' centre (other kitchen towels are available). If a cell leaks the cardboard takes most of the grief - it doesn't help so much if the cap gives way but a couple of my 'emergency' flashlights have been saved when cells have leaked round the edge or split a side seam.
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