We go through a lot of batteries in my house. With three kids and a technically equipped mom, batteries are a must have. I have a wire basket in my laundry room that we keep stocked with a variety of batteries. I noticed recently, though, that the batteries are not lasting as long as expected.
Typically, we purchase them at SAMS Club. My son loves to open the supersize packages and drop them in the basket - wire basket, remember. Well, I recently read an article about batteries and realized what was happening with their lifecycle. I thought I would share!
Our first mistake was storing the batteries in a wire basket. They should not touch any other metal or they will lose their charge. The second mistake was allowing the positive end to touch the negative end. Evidently, this weakens the charge as well.
Now all of you handymen out there are calling me all kinds of names right now, I know. But, I really didn't know this and I'm sure there are lots of other "uninformed" people as well. So, I'm not afraid to admit my ignorance on this! Keep the batteries in their original packaging for best performance!
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