Re: [NTLK] Battery pack a goner?

From: Mechcozmo (mechcozmo_at_gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jun 22 2005 - 08:23:39 PDT


Anything coming out of a battery is bad...and a quick Google says that
the white stuff is corrosion.
http://www.rskey.org/calccorr.htm
Mechcozmo

>To my surprise
> some whitish flakey stuff showed at the bottom end of
> the battery pack which looked very much like battery acid.
>=20
> 1) One of the cells inside has gone bad and is spilling the beans.
>=20
> 2) That hole might not have been that inconsequential after all
>=20
> 3) I shouldn't try and insert this battery pack into my Newt.
>=20
> 4) My battery pack is a goner.

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