Not using your BCG? Take the battery out!

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- May 28, 2005 at 1:20 am #9970
  Kerosene
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  I just found leaky batteries/corrosion in all my BCGs. Luckily it wasn’t too bad and I was able to remove the corrosion. Serves me right for not using them for months. Just a warning/reminder to anyone else who thinks their BCGs are safe being neglected in a drawer somewhere, especially with winter dampness creeping in. TAKE THE BATTERY OUT
- May 28, 2005 at 2:09 am #20029
  merc-blue
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  yes this will happen becasue the RX circut will still drain the battery even when not using it eventualy it will be ‘zero shorted’ which effectivly means dead they can be ‘revived but seriously shortened run time and life before they give up
- May 28, 2005 at 9:14 am #20026
  TallduDe
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  yeah i ve had this happen a few time to me now.
  
  if your smart enuff you can put an on/off switch on em like zip zaps se’s and monster zips have.
- June 21, 2005 at 1:13 pm #19744
  dgs73
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  does this mean unopened Bits too?Not wanting to open the likes of myNuR, Calsonic, Disney Resort Cruiser and Mach 5… especially the first two
- June 22, 2005 at 2:43 am #19742
  kevsta
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  Hey thanks for the warning, I just removed all the batts from my shelved bits. The batts showed a touch of corrosion around the terminals.
- August 17, 2005 at 6:50 pm #18985
  jamiekulhanek
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  Hmmmm none of mine have corroded, after 3 years…
  
  Might be the fact they are kept in a cool, dark cupboard…
- August 17, 2005 at 7:32 pm #18986
  kevsta
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  I bought one of those sample packs of8 bcg batteries with the grey heat shrink from that battery place down in victoria – all were unused and all were corroded leaking acid 2 years down the track….
  
  So I guess it depends if you have the original Tomy Battery or the after market ones.
- August 17, 2005 at 7:34 pm #18987
  kevsta
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  On a side note, I had some of those jay car alkaline AAs in my mini-z transmitter and without a few months use, they leaked acid big time…
  
  Must be the cleaner air in Tassie.
- October 1, 2005 at 10:29 am #18577
  DarkTari
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  dgs73 wrote:
  
  does this mean unopened Bits too?Not wanting to open the likes of myNuR, Calsonic, Disney Resort Cruiser and Mach 5… especially the first two
  
  You’ve got a NuR ? Been looking for one of those, know anyone selling?
  
  Got the Calsonic, Voltz, Mach5, Ultraman, and others.
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