Now I remember why I don't keep alkaleaks in my DMM, but instead wrapped inside a plastic bag along with a tiny screwdriver in the case. On the other hand, even though I seldom use it, I'm a bit worried about wearing down the threaded insert, even if it's made of metal. Anyway, my condolences for your loss, Dave.

Those little wankers!

Try "industrial" AA and AAA alkaline batteries. or lithium.

Using them damn Aussie sticks again!😆

Dave will do a repair video

F! Those batteries wont be able to cross the road. To get to the other terminal now.

More leakage than an OF girl! God damn!

We need pics from the inside

Jeez, who would have thought a top tier multimeter manufacturer like Brymen would know what they were doing? 🙄

Dammmm

This happened to my 121GW with Eveready's in it. Hard to repair it without a new back case, so it's gonesky.

Super rare mouldy meter.

Those have seen better times ...

I want this sound on my iPad

You've triggered me, I went straight to my classic calculator collection and checked everyone out of fear of forgetting to remove some battery.

Was any other product still this shitty after half a century of knowing they leak?

This is all too common, batteries ruining equipment, there's gotta be a way to stop it. I'm going to give lithium AA's a go !

Would say PCB leakage would be a bigger factor, but low humidity inside will mitigate that. Try leaving one in the sun in a car for a day, then put in a plastic sealed bin to hold the high humidity in, and try again fast in the lab, to see just how much PCB leakage is.

You know about that leaky problem Dave. Why do you store your rare items with batteries in them. Let’s make a rescue and restore video about it maybe?

send this battery picture to manufacturer, u may get free batteries .never hurts ur luck to try warranty

I miss the fluke dmm in Dave's videos...

Any advice on how to make my live streams more interesting and engaging?

o7 555 multimeter RIP

I still don't understand why we don't ban Alkalines. Design the products for NiMh low self discharge cells...

Now you have a circuit and battery holder that definitely causes leaks... you can use the second multimeter for the next AA leakage livestream!

Welcome to Australia, where everything wants to kill you -- batteries included!

His doesn't just go to 11 it goes to 12!!!

Thats why I dont use alkalines. Only Ni-Mh

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Yukkkkk!

Yeah that’s the worst I’ve seen! How long were those batteries in there for?

Can it be that this device is using a tiny bit of current from the batteries during standby?

Forbidden sugar

I read online that ever since they stoped putting mercury in batteries they started to leak more often. I would like to know how true is this?

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Why would you leave normal batteries in something you care about? Use rechargeables or take them out.

What was the timespan? Certain devices seem to be hit the hardest. I have mic pack with totally flat battery & no leaks but it hits my multimeter. I have a pen type i really like & it suffers most times with different makes. Now using NiMH but the do not last long before changing. I know different voltage but NO LEAKS yet! WHY!?

Very interesting! Yeah that's very good.

Ohh, the "Ultralife" are just crawling out of those batteries. ☹ Yes, have actually seen even worse leakage from D-cells that was just a few months old. When 6 D-cells all leaks, then it really becomes a mess.

It seems alkalines go a lot leakier when mercury got banned. Now mercury toxicity is so bad there is no justification to reintroduce it. But alkalines did leak before so I am simply removing batteries from rarely used devives. Rechargeables have gotten so good that I mostly switched to them. Some people swear by lithium batteries but those are expensive and not available in all form factors or shoos. They are a good option for devices that don't run with the 1.2V of NiMH cells. In case of a leak neutralise the alkaline goo with acetic acid. 5% works well. Then rinse with water. Vinegar may work but contauns other compounds so I use normal acetic acid for household use. Another precaution is to store devices with the battery compartment down.

when your AA cells become AAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! cells

Hookers and blow. When someone says they wasted a lot of money when they were younger... it was on hookers and blow.

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Those graphs are for 20-23 C, I guess. But Australia can be sunny hot outside. Possibly meter lyied somewhere on the sunny window, get 50-60 C.

"mouldymeter" for sure

Wannabe, Low life and superleak would be a more suiting name for these.

when i saw the thumbnail i thought it was a food container with old moldy food in it

We should start adding pictures of all the major battery brands leaking on wikipedia. Maybe then they'll get their acts together.

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Use lithium AAA/AA batteries.