kudos to them for using AA batteries for the controller.

will help the hardware last longer. cz non-removable lithium batteries suck.

Maybe, but I've seen more controllers destroyed by AA batteries that leaked and corroded the contacts than internal batteries that failed.

	▲	arduinomancer 9 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I’ve never seen that in my entire life
	▲	jackvalentine 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		It’s good that we have decent NiMH batteries that I don’t think leak like alkaline ones do (I’ve never seen one!). Lower voltages, but flatter discharge curve so pretty much everything works with them.
	▲	foresto 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Let me guess: were they alkaline batteries, left in the device while not in use for several weeks or months?