I goofed(tm). Two batteries in series do not add the Amp-Hr capacity. My thanks to Dave Platt for the correction.
That should be: 2000 / 25 = 80 hrs = 3.4 days
That should be: 2000 / 17520 = 114 ua
Intent and practice aren't necessarily the same. Alkaline cells often "discharge" or develop a fuzzy crud. Duracells are notorious for liquid leaks, while Evereadys have never caused me problems. (Other people report exactly the opposite.)
If the battery damaged the unit, contact the manufacturer. Duracell replaced the case of a dictation machine its batteries had damaged.
A year or so back I picked up a Micronta 22-206 FET multimeter in almost NOS condition in it's box.
Inside the meter were an original Radio Shack C cell and a 9V battery.
Both were dead, but absolutely NO sign of leakage (lucky me).
The dates of the unit and batteries were about 1975 IIRC.
Mark Z.
I registered a complaint on the energizer web site, we'll see if they respond or if I have to actually call them.
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