CHECK or REMOVE your old BATTERIES

[VGMStudios]

For figures with batteries I keep that paper/plastic tab in so the electricity doesnt flow. Does that count?

[UltraMarginal]

For figures with batteries I keep that paper/plastic tab in so the electricity doesnt flow. Does that count?

It would help, but eventually all batteries leak.

[griffin]

For figures with batteries I keep that paper/plastic tab in so the electricity doesnt flow. Does that count?

No. See first post.

[griffin]

I was finally able to resurrect the voice-box that came with BotCon 2001 Arcee by scraping away enough of the corrosion, and hooking up a new battery. That was one thing I really feared I had lost, as there was significant battery leakage on that one, and they were only button-cells too.
It was great to hear Arcee's voice once again, after 12 year since I'd heard it last.

[TAAUBlaster]

After seeing this thread on the front page, I had completely forgotten about the bettiers in the MP figures

I went through all my storage boxes this afternoon to find the MP's that used batteries. All of them had started to corrode But luckily I think they will be ok with a little cleaning. Also found that my MP Ultra Magnus has yellowed really bad

[jazzcomp]

My gen. Metroplex battery just died. No more sounds....

[jazzcomp]

My gen. Metroplex battery just died. No more sounds....

Has this happened to anyone else's? The batteries on the old leader class movie toys and animated toys are still running so I'm surprised Metroplex died already.

[griffin]

Could be different types of batteries, as Hasbro may have used cheaper ones for Metroplex, that run out faster... or Metroplex might just use up more power.