leaky batteries!

From: Marvin Johnston <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Mon Dec 1 16:17:14 2003

I use Muriatic Acid for cleaning (alkaline) battery residue ... a drop
at a time :). It works wonders on cleaning most of the residue. Try a
drop and see if you get a good foam reaction. If so, then it will most
likely do the job. In any case, it shouldn't hurt the plastic.

For quite a while, I had a small bottle of Acid Flux that was basically
Muriatic Acid, and it worked like a charm.

Witchy wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Whilst getting an old Videomaster pong ready for sale (even though I know
> nobody will buy it) I discovered it still had its batteries in from the last
> time it was used - 1970s by the looks of the batteries - and they'd
> naturally leaked all over the place.
>
> I've tried standard Foamcleaner (anti static, natch) to remove the lovely
> brown stuff but it's not having any of it. Any tips for removal of this
> stuff without scratching the plastic too much?
>
> cheers,
>
> --
> adrian/witchy
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Received on Mon Dec 01 2003 - 16:17:14 GMT