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Hubba, good thing it wasn't in a camera..
WoW...what's the make so I can avoid em.
Were they in direct sunlight perhaps?
BTW, given that the insides of the battery were exposed, how dangerous to handle were they? I did pick them up bare-handed at first, but later decided to use rubber gloves!
Or in a hearing aid...Hubba, good thing it wasn't in a camera..
In my experience hearing aid batteries are zinc air and you have to open a vent by removing a label to activate themOr in a hearing aid...
Or a pacemaker!Or in a hearing aid...
Vinegar, a cotton swab and quick rinse with surgical spirit and it'll be as good as new.I recently opened up my old Tissot watch to find the battery had completely corroded and ruined the insides. I've never had any trouble before like this (cameras or anything else really), but I guess there's a lesson here about not leaving batteries in cameras when not in use for a few days. I have certainly never bothered taking them out, but perhaps it's worth getting into the habit. I tend to use silver oxide rather than alkaline cells in cameras but the same applies I'm sure.
Vinegar, a cotton swab and quick rinse with surgical spirit and it'll be as good as new.
All depends on how far it has gone.
I once had to have an entirely new battery compartment in a speedlight.
Now I always remove all batteries if they are going to be out of use for more than a couple of weeks, that includes things like Pocket Wizards TT1 button cell as well as AA batteries.