Dead CMOS Battery - NEC Powermate portable

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Sun Feb 10 23:53:53 2002

On Sun, 10 Feb 2002, Russ Blakeman wrote:

> Same stuff that combines in the atmosphere (clouds) to form rain made
> of sulfuric acid - acid rain.
>
> My previous post on the exploding lithium on a NiCD port I failed to
> mention what it did to the traces and open chip legs - corroded the
> crap out of them and it did indeed stink the hous eup but I always
> leave my shop window open a crack since I have a habit of using a lot
> of volatile chemicals for cleaning and such.

Did ya try a little baking soda on the board soon after the battery
exploded? I've never has to experience a lithium battery explosion, but
baking soda does tend to clean up well after other mild acidic accidents.

-Toth
Received on Sun Feb 10 2002 - 23:53:53 GMT