I have plenty of Eneloops and used them before in this remote, but they don’t last long as their starting voltage is quite low for a remote designed to be powered by 1.5v nominal (1.80v brand-new)
Eneloops cannot show the LCD display for long, compared to the primary Lithiums, which last a very long time…just not expecting a leak.
I reluctantly swallowed the cost of primary Energizer Lithiums for longevity and avoiding the dreaded ‘alkaleaks’…only to have this. :person_facepalming:
I have sent them emails with photos…my remote doesn’t work anymore, the air-con’s main unit only has the manual, mechanical ON-OFF switch, no modes, etc.
Oops sorry, didn’t see you posted the link. Looks like they will only replace the batteries, not the damaged unit. Kind of shady with their “guaranteed not to leak campaign”
Hopefully you can get a replacement remote. I have a 5 yr old LG TV, where the smart functions can only be used with the “LG magic remote”. Cost me $50 for a new remote. Guess what brand TV I won’t buy again?
I’ve also had the Energizer Lithium primaries completely discharge in just a few weeks from installing them in torch.
No parasitic drain was responsible for this. Had it happen twice on two different torches.
Needless to say, my confidence in Energizer lithium primaries is not very good. To be fair, it happened to only two batteries out of the 12 that I had.
To anyone reporting similar instances, can you please include either the build date or expiration date of the cells you had troubles with.
I use L91’s in a very expensive piece of equipment ($900+) and would like to avoid having to test out that guarantee myself…
Build date is a 4 digit code stamped in the case near the negative end (not printed like the labeling / expiration date) but easy to read when viewed at an angle.
I’ve seen a lot of situations where the + end of a cell and the spring touching it became corroded. Often enough corrosion goes right into the case along the + wire to the circuit board.
I’ve noticed that happening on all sorts of things — flashlights less often than little radios and electronic thermometers/humidity meters/clocks/calendars, for example.
I’ve wondered if this isn’t because some current was flowing even with the device switched off.
It’s one of the reasons I’ve consistently used Energizer lithium primaries on anything I valued.
i run energizer lithium primaries inside all my backup/emergency and bugout system, out of several devices like double or single AA flashlights, beacon light, M26 taser that runs on 4xAA and baofeng two way radio with 6xAAA adapter cases and lastly emergency ceiling lights/bunker lights that runs on AA or AAA batteries
im not sure how this happened but it was found in one of those devices since i run a test and check on them each month, luckily i discovered it before it would further cause damage to my device
out of every hundred you’re gonna expect a few failures i suppose, yet i cant rely on eneloop due to my higher powered devices requirement(especially baofeng and taser) eneloop tends to discharge itself down to nothing after at least 3 years so some of us will surely stuck with the imperfect lithium primaries which energizer or NICE brand produce