Yes? It was extremely common as a child because all our toys were battery powered (but not included)
As a millennial: all the time
What I did only experience once, was a leaking alkaline battery while in use
Mouse stopped working. Opened it up, only to be greeted with freshly squeezed battery juice dripping out of the battery
Mouse worked fine with new batteries, so no short in there.
Was even high end Duracell
high end Duracell
This has become an oxymoron in the last few decades.
The forbidden frosted sugar.
It has happened enough times to me being really aware of removing batteries of any device that does not see constant use
yeah it tastes like donut creme
This happens when alkaline batteried are completely empty.
Sure, dust our with a paintbrush…wipe down with some alcohol. If the contacts are corroded either file or use a dot of lemon juice and a toothbrush to remove and then either spray with contact cleaner or wipe again with alcohol.
few times, but it luckily never broke the devices it happened it
Happened in my Wii remotes all the time when I was kid, only ever lost one to battery corrosion though, and that was about a decade later
I lost my favorite mouse this way :(
Make sure to take ya batteries out if you’re putting electronics in long storage!
Several times in my own electronics and many times in secondhand items. The potassium hydroxide electrolyte never quite evaporates and seeps under the crevices, requiring a full disassembly to prevent further corrosion.
Worst offenders are the pesky little alkaline button cells. Every alkaline cell inevitably evolves hydrogen gas as the electrochemical reaction proceeds and in those tiny canisters, the gas very quickly has nowhere to go but out along with the cell’s guts. The secret is to get the silver oxide versions, same voltage, a bit pricier, but far less leakage.
I guess the silver lining to the declining popularity of AA and AAA powered devices is that I can finally afford to use only Ni-MH or primary lithium cells in all of my devices. Those chemistries are mostly immune to leaking.
No, thankfully, I’m not a battery. But I’ve seen it plenty.
This was so incredibly common before rechargeable batteries. Alkaline batteries may have had the best life but the worst death.
Define experience
If you had any batteries leak like this in Anything battery powered you own.
Pretty common if you leave them in devices without using them for some time.
Do not leave batteries inside things your not gonna be using for a long time. And if you don’t want this to happen buy NiMH batteries
3 or 4 times at least
