Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-3362895-20170709105825/@comment-27035444-20170725142232

Elliottw wrote:

To you question, there's only three things you can do to prevent this little Chernobyl from happening Spud. #1 Take your batteries out of your electronics between uses. That way when they do rupture they won't wreck your stuff. #2 Refrigerate your batteries between uses to slow down the chemical process. Then bring 'em back to room temp to get good performance. #3 Throw your alkalines away as soon as they exhibit any loss of power. If you suspect they're bad, they probably are. Throw them out and get new ones. I've always refrigerated beforehand and never leave weak batteries in the blasters. I don't take them out between uses. I'm pretty sure the only ones I've had corrode were in the Stampede (Which when I got hadn't been used for 5 years) and maybe in the Nite-Finder targeting light.