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How long do you leave batteries in your fuzzes? I guess most of you, just like I, have several fuzzes with batteries. And not all of them gets played all the time. Some very seldom.
Do you leave batteries in all of them? How long does it usually take before unused batteries start to leak?

Depends when is batterys "best before"
I check them usually once in year and no leakage so far.

I think this has been brought up before.
Tbh I leave them in and haven’t had any trouble over the past 25 years of playing.
If pedals are sitting for longer than 6 months then I’d remove them.

the only pedals i've had that have had battery leakage are the ones with AA batteries like FZ-1 type pedals... i always remove AA's now... i'm not sure i've ever seen a leaky 9 volt...

pre-80's... left alone waaaay too long

^ There's your problem though: Made in Scotland:-)

I was going to say the same thing!

Hey that battery looks solid, it’s probably been running that pedal for forty years and when it’s done we pour it out and make some Irn Bru

Thanks for the replies! Never even looked for a best before date on a battery...

whenever any nasty juices start to run out of the bottom :]

oops first post in years and rather unhelpful seriously though you'd be utterly amazed how long some of my pedals have gone on one set then there are the other lot "hungry beasts" less said about those the better

oh yes - hi to everybody who knows me still fuzzing along just can't find anything i need anymore - maybe one or two a year :[-