• Store batteries at the right temperature. The fridge is NOT the place for batteries, no matter what silly rumors you’ve heard. This can actually ruin your batteries. Read this battery storage guide for tips.
• Use batteries that match. If you put batteries in some item, and they fail to work, make sure the brands match.
• Don’t mix old and new batteries – not only is this a way to perform less efficiently but it can actually cause the older battery to leak and burst – DANGER!
• Clean batteries that seem grungy. Read this easy battery cleaning guide.
• Finally, if your batteries seem dead, check to make sure you actually put them in right. I’ve made this mistake before (silly right) but you may as well check before you toss a battery.

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