Are AAA batteries prone to leaking?

[dogman dan]

Are they cheap ass cells? I have had some stuff ruined by leaky cells, but only when left in a hot place a very long time. Never seems to happen inside the house where it stays cool enough, unless its a decade. It happens in flashlights in a car, or garage, or camp box.

 

[obcd]

It usually happens when the batteries stay in the unit for a longer time. AA will leak as well. It's often hard to tell how old some batteries are. They could have been in the shop for 2 years before they got sold. Duracell does a lot of advertising, but they start leaking as well. Due to the fact they have a higher capacity, they will be used longer and have a higher possibility of leaking.
For things like a scope, I would personally use a power adapter. They usually draw 2 much current to work well on batteries.
For some equipment, the fact it can work on batteries is more a marketing gimmick than a really usefull feature.

 

[John in CR]

Change over to products that use lithium batteries and you'll never look back.

 

[Overclocker]

we call them alka-leaks

use aaa nimh or ultimate lithium (pricey)

or lifepo4 and a dummy cell for 2xAAA applications