Mike D

Hello I'm just a cheap old guy wondering why the old alkaline batteries I was about to dispose of have developed a pretty useable negative voltage. They sat in my "dead batteries" box for possibly 3-4 years. I tried them in my flashlight, upside down & now it seems these old dead batteries arent so dead after all !! They were unusable at one time, and sat on a shelf in my bad battery collection awaiting disposal. Is this a normal known fact?? Why bother to re-charge alkalines if they can just be flipped over after a couple years of laying dead?? I have about 15-20 old batts that are now useable again with a negative charge - "AA"s & "AAA"'s - that apparently can be re-used, if I flip them over, so I know its not just a fluke. I posted a thread in your General Discussions, I hope to learn why it happens, & if I'm the only guy who didn't know!! Thanks, Mike