[NTLK] A question of battery sleds

[Forrest]

Yeah, you'll be fine. I've used baking soda for years, your contacts will be fine with no worries.

Thanks,
--Forrest

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On Jan 8, 2013, at 11:24 PM, Andrei Chichak <newton at chichak.ca> wrote:

> Battery sleds don't have any electronic circuitry. It's a piece of plastic and some spring wire. So go for it.
> 
> Neutralize the alkaline goo with a weak acid;  pickle juice, chips with cider vinegar and mushy peas, ketchup, a Mojito, chicken curry, or something less tasty.
> 
> Then give it a scrub with water and a toothbrush (don't forget to floss).
> 
> You may have some pitting of the chrome, but that is just for corrosion protection :-)
> 
> A
> 
> On 2013-January-08, at 11:07 PM, James Fraser wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> --- On Tue, 1/8/13, Woody Smith <woodysmith at me.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I believe that the correct solution for neutralizing the leakage  
>>> depends upon what it is.  Alkaline battery leakage is
>>> addressed here
>>> <http://alkalinebatteries.blogspot.com/2011/02/clean-up-after-alkaline-battery-leak.html
>> 
>>> From that page:
>> 
>>> Do not use water. Water will not neutralize the alkaline leak and may >corrode the electronic circuits or cause a short circuit. Also avoid any >alkaline cleaner such as baking soda. An alkaline chemical cannot >neutralize >another alkaline. Worse, an alkaline cleaner may intensify the >corrosive >effects of the leak in some electronic components.
>> 
>> Oh, joy.  It sounds like I was as about as wrong as I could be with my original post...and just a little bit wronger on top of that. :-[
>> 
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> James Fraser
> 
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