Re: Omega Race board repair...anyone?

On Wed, 19 Jul 2000 22:32:15 +0200, you wrote:

>After reading all this: what is is the best method or substance to neutralise
>the acid (stopping even more corrosion), and cleaning up the excisting
>corrosion?

        The "acid" in a battery of this type is actually an alkali, not an
acid... I used to run into this problem all the time when I was working
for a company making industrial equipment (the NiCads ruptured constantly
from a "three engineers ago" design flaw that massively overcharged the
batteries), and I had good results with, believe it or not, plain old white
vinegar.

        My favored method is to scrub the existing corrosion with the
softest-bristle toothbrush you can find, using the vinegar full-strength -
then, soak the whole board in a 1:1 solution of vinegar and distilled water
and scrub the surrounding areas if necessary. Follow it with a
distilled-water rinse, then blow-dry it and go from there...
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Received on Wed Jul 19 20:46:47 2000