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Re:Great AA Alkaline Battery Test (2016) by thescriptkiddie on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @02:59PM (#29912004)
IIRC alkaline batteries produce some kind of gas while being discharged. When the battery is dead it is probably inflated like an unopened soda can, assuming it hasn't leaked.
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Re:Great AA Alkaline Battery Test (2016) by jandrese on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @05:03PM (#29913341)
Isn't that what the vents holes are for?
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Re:Great AA Alkaline Battery Test (2016) by thescriptkiddie on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:32AM (#29917206)
I'm not sure about alkaline cells, but NiMH and lithium cells have burst discs or some other type of pressure relief valve rather than just a hole. My assumption is that when alkaline cells leak they have over pressurized and blown the pressure relief valve.
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