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Old 30th Oct 2013, 10:55 pm   #22
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Default Re: Remove those batteries when out of use!

Strange! I have had very few batteries leak over the last few years, and the ones that did, extruded a kind of fluffy white paste which was easy to clean off with a paint brush.
Unlike the old days with carbon/zinc that corroded anything it came into contact with.

One thing that I have found is that the switch in most of the LED torches tends to fail in very short order, while the incandescent types seem to soldier on for ever. Wonder if it's due to the lower current required for the LED?
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