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Originally Posted by Joe Bob View Post
Usually higher quality batteries don't leak. But removal when you don't use them often is a good idea,,,nothing is fail safe. On the other hand I have had a rechargeable flashlight battery leak. I use a Streamlight and the have a heavy sleeve around the power source.
That sounds nice. I guess that's the difference between $100 flashlight and a $20 flashlight.
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Originally Posted by BeyGon View Post
I have had that happen and had to throw a maglight away. Now I just change them on occasion. It's cheaper than buying the new light.
The genesis of this thread is a LED maglight that ran on 2 AA batteries in the trash.
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