Re: Battery Explosion

raconte_at_hotmail.com
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: 28 Dec 2004 10:26:58 -0800

FrogEye wrote:
> I've noticed that many instructions for appliances say that you
> shouldn't mix battery brands together. However, quite some time ago
I
> was out of one brand, so I had to mix two different brands together.
> Now I went to look at the batteries, and both batteries of one brand
> were exploded, with acid crusted all over them, while the other
> batteries were fine. Does anyone know why this is?

To sum up what others have said, by mixing different types of batteries
of different ages, you effectively recharged a pair of non-rechargeable
batteries. Hence the mess. Its probably not acid, but alkali that's
spilled.

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