leaky batteries!

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Tue Dec 2 11:49:56 2003

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Joe wrote:

> The BEST thing for leaky batteries is a product called "Lime-Away".
> It's sold in grocery stores and is used to remove stains caused by hard
> water. Get the liquid stuff, not the gell. Put it on full strength a
> wait a few minutes then wash/brush it off. It won't harm plastics. The
> main ingediant is phosphoric acid and it will leave a phosphate coating
> on some metals. The phosphate coating is similar to parkerizing and will
> help prevent future corrosion. It's by far the best thing I've found for
> corroded batteries.

I'm assuming that CLR ("Calcium, Lime, Rust") is also good? Or is the
"Calcium-Rust" component of the formula not good for plastics?

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