17 Sep
1997
17 Sep
'97
12:25 a.m.
On Tue, 16 Sep 1997 23:40:01 -0700 Marvin <marvin(a)rain.org> writes:
Zane H. Healy wrote:
later
Hi,
You might also want to try a product like "CLR" (calcium, lime and rust
remover), it and products like it contain glycolic and phosphoric acids.
It works a little slower than Muiratic acid, but it's much safer. BTW:
Phosphoric acid finds its' way into many of our food products from cola
drinks to bread.
Regards,
David Quackenbush
dhq(a)juno.com
Once the
batteries start to corrode and leak, the area needs to be
cleaned
>AND neutralized with something acidic in order to prevent problems
This might be a stupid question, but would Baking Soda work for
this? I
used to work as an Electrician, and had to deal
with an UPS that
used lead
acid batteries, we always used Baking Soda to neutralize the acid.
Maybe
I'm totally off center on this one,
wouldn't surprise me.
In any case where can one find Muriatic Acid? It's not one of the
Acid's
I've heard of.
Muriatic Acid is commonly used for ph adjustment on swimming pools and
at
least out here in California, we can get it at the larger hardware
stores.
I've also used some type of liquid flux that was used in plumbing work
that
was mostly Muriatic Acid and it seemed to work well. Also, Muriatic
Acid is
just a 33% dilution of Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) according to the labels
I've
read. I might add that a couple of ounces of the stuff lasted me about
5
years.
Since the residue from the batterys is alkaline in nature, Baking Soda
wouldn't work as it is also somewhat alkaline.