[NTLK] A question of battery sleds

[John Heinrichs]

Please allow me to recommend this for further exploration:
http://www.glenoradistillery.com/glenbreton.htm

Cheers
John
 minicapt1 at mac.com

On 14 Jan 13, at 2:32, Forrest <newtonphoenix at mindspring.com> wrote:

> 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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