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#293381 - 09/12/19 07:13 PM Re: AG13 Batteries [Re: Janysboy]
Jeanette_Isabelle Offline
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Originally Posted By: Janysboy
Sorry, the link isn't working for me, use your best judgement.

Try it again.

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#293382 - 09/12/19 07:30 PM Re: AG13 Batteries [Re: wileycoyote]
Jeanette_Isabelle Offline
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Originally Posted By: wileycoyote
i've had ag13 (and many other button batteries) corrode on me, in or out of date.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 the doll is protected from corrosion?

Originally Posted By: wileycoyote
so follow CM's advice: remove all batteries, or check for leaks often (if i leave batts in something, i check monthly)

I can test her once a month, which I did last night; that is the most I can do without opening her box.

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#293383 - 09/12/19 08:00 PM Re: AG13 Batteries [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
Russ Offline
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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 are already corroded. You can do the safe thing and remove the batteries now, or keep her new in box a bit longer at the risk of damage which you can’t fix.

My recommendation: open the box gently, remove the batteries, check to ensure there is no corrosion and then place her back in the box. Your call.

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#293384 - 09/12/19 08:15 PM Re: AG13 Batteries [Re: Russ]
Jeanette_Isabelle Offline
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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

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#293385 - 09/12/19 08:51 PM Re: AG13 Batteries [Re: 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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#293386 - 09/12/19 08:56 PM Re: AG13 Batteries [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
Jeanette_Isabelle Offline
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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.

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#293387 - 09/12/19 09:18 PM Re: AG13 Batteries [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
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Whew, just in time! Even opened it's better than being damaged.
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#293388 - 09/13/19 12:36 AM Re: AG13 Batteries [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
haertig Offline
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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, then watch out. The worst thing you can do is partially use an alkaline battery then leave it sit in your device. Almost guaranteed to corrode in that case.

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#293389 - 09/13/19 12:42 AM Re: AG13 Batteries [Re: haertig]
hikermor Offline
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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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#293390 - 09/13/19 12:46 AM Re: AG13 Batteries [Re: haertig]
Jeanette_Isabelle Offline
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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.

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