Duracell **POPS**

Just sitting around enjoying our Sunday morning. I had a couple Duracells laying on the China cabinet I had removed from the TV remote yesterday. BANG It sounded like a fire cracker… After a bit of investigation I found this….

It wasnt touching anything, it just popped. Anyone ever have this happen??

Wow, it would blow in my zebralight, I would sue duracell @1mil :D… glad nothing happened to your stuff mate :wink:

+1 thats the first time I’ve ever had one do this…

“Alkapop” or “Alkabang” just doesn’t have the same ring to it that “Alkaleak” does. 0:) Was this one of those low-cost made-in-china Duracells, or an American-made one?

2nd pic shows "made in China"

Duracell and Energizer are good about covering damage from cells as long as they are not expired. You should give them a call. Never know, they may send you a coupon for free cells

We need to know more about the crime scene.

How long had the cell been in the cabinet?

Was it in contact with any metallic surface or objects?

Was there any exposure to moisture, fluids,etc?

What is the temperature inside the cabinet?

Would any member of your family benefit from your demise?

+1

I understand Duracell is now adding just a touch of Lithium in their cells, to give them some "Zing"... Popity, Pop, Pop.

Wait a minute, Made in China and you put it on the China Cabinet? Oh, man, that's why. Certainly it's understandable now. Is was a Chinese holiday of some kind and the cell was "cellebrating".

Glad no one got damaged.

+1 LOL @ OL…. Yep it ZINGED alright

Give them a call, I had a Duracell leak and swell so much that it got terminally stuck inside a 2AA Maglite. They answered the email within an hour, wanted to know the expiry date and I think the batch number (I still had the original packaging), they asked how much it cost for the Maglite and gave me a freephone number to call, within an hour I had the money in my account. Best customer service ever.
So do call or email them.

That is really impressive customer service. Will definitely keep in mind next time I am caught without any eneloops. Thanks for sharing.

And I still use Duracell.

I asked them about the Duracell Procells that are really cheap on Amazon and they said “They are genuine Duracell and the same guarantee applies”.

My experience strongly differs.
I had my Fenix TK41 U2 destroyed by leaking Duracell cells which were in date, to which, I provided one battery from the pack as proof of said leakage and they refused to honour their supposed warranty.

I can not strongly enough stress that they (along with any other Proctor & Gamble company) should be avoided at all costs.