Reliability of batteries and their damage to equipment

[Geoff Bourquin]

Originally Posted by zenith2134

growing up, we ONLY bought Duracell and yes they were a high-quality product from what I recall.

Back then (well, when I grew up anyway) Duracell was a Mallory product, and I remember them being the best available at the time.
These days I don't see much difference between brands. I see just about all of them leaking, usually when I dig out someones remote control that has been in a drawer since 1995 and it still has the first set of batteries in it. I rarely see good batteries leak, but it seems the chemistry changes when they are dead. (Imagine that!)