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Remote Maintenance

So here's a topic I haven't seen covered. How do you maintain your remotes? With all the gidgets, gadgets and gizmos we have, they all seem to have a remote. 9v, AAA, AA batteries in everything. Do you have a regular battery replacement plan, do you just check once in a while or do you wait until they stop working altogether and then replace batteries? And what about those leakers?

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falconquest OP
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Pun intended?

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lous
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Use Lithium-ion batteries. They last nearly forever, and they don't corrode. Acid based batteries not only corrode, they also drop in voltage putting stress on the circuitry, Lithium ion batteries are more stable, and drop rapidly so while I suspect that the stress tends to be a non-issue, I can't prove it. The corrosion issue is enough to drive me to Lithium ion batteries. 

fiesta75
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Huh, aren't we talking ultra-low current here? L-Ion is for high current, and they degrade rapidly even when not in use. I have carbon zinc in a remote that is ultra-low current, and they have no corrosion in 10 years!. Just check the batteries every couple years for carbon zinc and every year for alkaline. lous - If you want to prove your LI point, I'd be willing to listen.

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