cleaning up after old NiCds

From: Greg Elkin <classiccomp-tech_at_bouncy-castle.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue Jul 6 17:54:09 2004

Hiya all
I've a number of boards (old PC motherboards, VAXen bulkhead panels /
planars) where the NiCds have 'leaked', covering areas of PCB and
metalwork / screws with a greyish 'corrosion'. What is this, and how
does one clear the boards / metalwork to get rid of it and return to
nice & clean? On the VAX TOY batteries, the corrosion seems to have
followed one battery wire (black, -ve) to the molex connector,
corroding / coating that, and then spreading across the boards...

ta
greg
Received on Tue Jul 06 2004 - 17:54:09 BST