Aloha Claudia, I've had that experience. My problem was that I was sold non-rechargeable batteries. This was awhile ago when I really didn't know much about rechargeables.
I suspect that your socket is fine since there was no fire or smoke. It would be good to try to figure out what went wrong, bad batteries, bad charger etc. Betsy At 09:12 AM 2/6/2010, you wrote: > > >Hi, > >We just had a nasty experience. We have a >battery charger, and I was charging a set of 4 >AA batteries. I left to the store, and My fiance >said that he heard two pops, like when you pop >bubble wrap. When I came home to unplug the >charging unit, there was battery acid dripping down from it. >I don't think the charger will work anymore; I'm >assuming that I should toss it out? > >I need to know if the outlet where the charger >was plugged in may have been affected? How do I >know if that outlet still works? > >Thanks. > >Claudia > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
