batteries leaked.

Yes, very possible, some batteries leak even if still good. I have fixed many things affected by leaks, usually if not left long enough all it needs is cleaning. Also the leak can travel upwards against gravity, because the battery is at the bottom does not stop it to reach the electronics.

How dare you! Disposable batteries cause climate change. C'mon man! A true liberal democrat would use rechargeables, preferably made from materials mined with child labor.

Most TV remotes have power on all the time regardless of the batteries. Rechargeable batteries don't last for ever. I've never found a type of battery that does not leak after a few years.

Remove dead batteries and carefully scrub the battery compartment and wiring with a 50:50 mixture of white vinegar and water. Don't let this get to the button pads! Best if you can take the control apart - usually they snap together so pry apart with a very thin blade. Or they are held together with Philips screw(s).

Good luck! You may well need a new remote though.

Change batteries once a year on your birthday - you'd possibly be surprised how many disposible battery devices you have roaming around your home.

John :-#)#

Ni-Cad batteries have killed many a pinball and jukebox PCB...

I've had Kirkland, Duracell and Maxell batteries leak IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS as well as in rarely-used equipment years under their printed expiration dates. I returned the Duracells and Kirklands and bought Energizers -- which claim to replace any equipment damaged by Energizer leakage. So far I haven't seen a single one leak.

Only when accidentally over charged at a fairly high current for much too long a time.

I've yet to have an Energizer Ultimate Lithium leak. But maybe I will one day.

I believe the Energizer guarantee only applies to Energizer Max, not other types, and probably not even Energizer MaxPlus.

Ah ha:

Me either, and I've been using a large quantity of them for years.

The Energizer Max batteries are the common ones available at Walmart and Sam's, equivalent to the Duracells you get at Costco. Good enough. 10 years. Corsair power supplies give a 10-year warranty. -- which we just took advantage of after under 2 years. I wonder what else. Samsung $1K stove had a 1-year warranty. Needed at 8-10 months. I don't care what anyone says about Samsung's quality, if it only lasts a year it's worthless.

It's nice when a company is proud of what it makes.

I bought a charger and set of Duracells for my Nikon digital camera in

I have not used them. I will try one the next time I need a new rechargeable in either of my TV remotes.

For low power devices like clocks and remotes, rechargeables do not work well (NiCd and NiMH). They do not last as long and when the device stops working they have been discharged for so long that their internal chemistry is damaged and go high resistance. Due to that some smart charges may refuse to charge them, sometimes they can be recovered with some charge-discharge cycles but will not be like new. Rechargeables are much better for high power devices that will cycle them frequently.

That's good advice. I'll change the batteries in my remotes. I'm sure they were supplied with rechargeable but perhaps not!