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Battery leakage for our Knight Rider toys?
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:23 pm
by imranbecks
I have to bring this up as I have heard that the Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime is experiencing batt leakage...
To all those here who have the Aoshima 1/43 scale KITT/KARR and the AOSHIMA/ERTL 1/18 scale KITT/KARR models, have any of you guys experienced battery leakage on them yet? I'm really worried becoz I have not removed the batteries since I bought them a couple of years back.... So far, no leakage.. Not yet at least...
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:25 pm
by andy-kitt
The old large batteries like the 80s talking KITT are likely to leak, but think you'll be OK with the cell batteries in these modern ones, i've not removed the batteries either.
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:30 pm
by imranbecks
I just checked the batts for the 1/43 and 1/18 cars... The batts are beginning to rust so I took them out before they start to damage the batt contacts. They are on display now without batteries... I think you guys better check on yours too..
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:43 am
by KITTfan
Just checked my 1/18 KITT model I got in 2004, the batteries are still original but doesn't show signs of rust or leak, at least yet.
The "leafs" that take contact to the batteries in the compartment are quite strong so when I opened the cover, half of the batteries + the cover popped on my face so I suggest being careful when opening it.
Took few pics of them:
I painted the battery cover + the end of the exhahustpipes black when I did the other changes to my model.
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:23 am
by jup
It's always a good idea to swap batteries once a year. Dealing with leakage is such a headache. (Getting out the baking soda and scrubbing away in tight spots. Ugh.) Plus, if you purchase these types of cell batteries through e-bay auctions, you can darn near get them by packs of 50 for a similar price as two from many commercial stores. It's so close, it's almost funny to even consider NOT going mail order.
Re: Battery leakage for our Knight Rider toys?
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:01 am
by KITTfan
Decided to check again the batteries. Still no signs of leak but checked also the voltage with digital test instrument and all batteries showed 0,79V. When put together they give 3,17V.
The batteries doesn't read what's their original voltage but the type is LR44 and I've seen the new LR44 ones have 1,5V voltage. I guess these batteries needs to be replaced, maybe the scannerlight will be brighter after that with full 6V power
