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From: "Tony Duell" <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: HP 25 and HP55
> > --Anyone have any pointers on cleaning up leaked nicad crystals?
> > what is that stuff anyway?
>
> It's some alkaline compound, you need a (chemically) weak acid to clean
> it up. I use a dilute solution of citric acid (this stuff is somewhat
> hard to get in the UK, althought it's pretty harmless. I am told that
> drug pushers (the illegal kind) use it to 'cut' their wares, hence the
> fact that anyone buying it is viewed with suspicion :-().
Boots sell it in the wine and beer making section.( hic )
Geoff.
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