15 Aug
2006
15 Aug
'06
4:08 p.m.
On 8/15/2006 at 11:26 PM ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk wrote:
Indeed. I was simply commenting on the OP's statement that the 'acid'
made a right mess of the Maglite.
Incidentally, if the corrosion isn't too bad, a good thing to use to
clean it up is a chemically weak acid. I use citric acid, disolved in
water and applied with a cotton bud. It's good on PCBs that have suffered
Actually, I thought the electrolyte was
alkaline....
It is--and stong alkaline solutions are bad news for aluminum, magnesium
and zinc. Combines with the metal, liberating hydrogen. from NiCd leakage, for example.
-tony