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Originally Posted By: haertigAlkaline batteries don't typically corrode when they're sitting there in the package, unused. That's why all the packages you buy have long expiration dates on them, like ten years in the future. But once you start usin
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Originally Posted By: PhaedrusThat would be a cool zipper pull! Thank you. The side button knot looks nice tied around a marble - zipper pull
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Prep and packaging are the keys. Know the shelf life of your supplies under those conditions. If you do Geocaching you will understand a lot about emplacing and recovering them, as well as planning and documenting the location.
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Originally Posted By: hikermorNot only will alkalines corrode and ruin your gear, they are also considerably more expensive than NiMH batteries which can be recharged something like 500 times. Just do the math.... That would do me no good since ther
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What I should have done was check her once a month by activating her singing mode? I don't believe that would have made a difference either way since there was no way for me to check her batteries without unsealing her box. Jeanette Isabelle
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Not only will alkalines corrode and ruin your gear, they are also considerably more expensive than NiMH batteries which can be recharged something like 500 times. Just do the math....
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Alkaline batteries don't typically corrode when they're sitting there in the package, unused. That's why all the packages you buy have long expiration dates on them, like ten years in the future. But once you start using them, even a little bit, th
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Whew, just in time! Even opened it's better than being damaged.
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Thank you, everyone, for your help. I opened her box and removed her batteries, just in time. The batteries began to corrode; not enough to damage the doll. I put her back in with little evidence that the box was ever opened. Jeanette Isabelle
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Wow! A valuable doll! Probably I'd take the batteries out but that's just me.
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I believe you are right. In case anyone is wondering, the lowest price on eBay for the same doll, MIB, is $239.00. The original retail price was $29.95, six years ago. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Disney-Its-a-Sm...UEAAOSwai1Z589J Jeanette Isabelle
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If you test the doll and she fails, the damage may have been done. Here’s a thought: Can a battery that’s just starting to leak still function enough to appear okay? Then a month you check her again and she fails but it’s too late, the contacts a
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Originally Posted By: wileycoyotei've had ag13 (and many other button batteries) corrode on me, in or out of date. If the doll still sings, is that a sure sign that her batteries have not corroded? Or do I open her box, negating being MIB, to be sure
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Originally Posted By: JanysboySorry, the link isn't working for me, use your best judgement. Try it again. Jeanette Isabelle
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Like Russ, I've lost gear to alkaline battery corrosion. All my AAA, AA, and C batteries are NiMH. I abhor alkalines. I also employ lithium-ion batts, although they do have their problems. Lithium-ion ignition is a leading suspect as the cause of
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Battery corrosion is the primary reason I switched to NiMH rechargeable batteries wherever I could. I’ve lost flashlights, clocks and a weather station to alkaline battery corrosion. A few devices require 1.5 volts so there are still a few alkalines
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yes, once buried a rifle, ammo, food, clothes, first aid, etc on some rural property. first i taped it all up inside heavy duty garbage bags then in a 3x3x3' military "water-proof" aluminum box. came back a few years later to find it had
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A lot of my stuff is buried beneath the usual household clutter...
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Originally Posted By: chaosmagnetAll primary (non-rechargeable) batteries can corrode. I don't have data on rechargeable batteries corroding -- I've never seen it. But they have their own issues. Lithium primary batteries are very unlikely to corr
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All primary (non-rechargeable) batteries can corrode. I don't have data on rechargeable batteries corroding -- I've never seen it. But they have their own issues. Lithium primary batteries are very unlikely to corrode, even past their expiration d
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Sorry, the link isn't working for me, use your best judgement.
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It isn't a buried survival cache, but I've built emergency kits for my wife's and my cars. Eldest Recombinant DNA's vehicle also has such a kit. My loose network of friends look out for each other. I know whose doorstep I can appear on unannounced
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There were many proposed ideas for prepping or survival. A survival cache was one of them. I never buried one, but stored some stuff in my father's house some 100 miles away. Being an urban guy, it was all I could or want to do. How about you guy
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Doing a search on the relationship of 4G and LTE (two different things) an article showed on, How to Disable LTE on iPhone (and Why You Might Want To). Quote:Tap on “Enable LTE” and choose “OFF” (or alternatively, you can set ‘Data Only’ to stabiliz
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That was certainly resourceful thinking and improvisation of available resources. But according to the story I saw about their plight, they were stranded because they expected a rope to be in place that would have allowed them to descend. Bad idea
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