[NTLK] A question of battery sleds

[Forrest]

INTERESTING you should say that, as i am "sampling" some of Scotland's finest product now. =)

Thanks,
--Forrest

Sent from my AT&T iPhone 4

On Jan 14, 2013, at 3:25 AM, John Heinrichs <minicapt1 at mac.com> wrote:

> But you still have that soda taste which can ruin the flavour of a fine Scotch.
> 
> Cheers
> John
>  minicapt1 at mac.com
> 
> On 14 Jan 13, at 2:23, Forrest <newtonphoenix at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
>> Yeah, you'll be fine. I've used baking soda for years, your contacts will be fine with no worries.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> --Forrest
>> 
>> Sent from my AT&T iPhone 4
>> 
>> 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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