Post AXI0q3cyJwRv1MeTmi by acyberexpert@freeradical.zone
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 (DIR) Post #AXI0q3cyJwRv1MeTmi by acyberexpert@freeradical.zone
       2023-07-02T05:56:28Z
       
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       When you buy a device with a cheap battery and the battery goes flat and leaks, corroding the terminal, what’s the best way to recover that?Flushing with water? Sanding down the corrosion?It’s not gone long enough that the metal is fatally compromised, just long enough that it’s got a very nice rust patch where the battery should touch.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXI0q4OpS0jLPn2hNY by tek@freeradical.zone
       2023-07-02T16:36:13Z
       
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       @acyberexpert Vinegar and a Q-tip. The acid counteracts the alkaline from the battery.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZwHAsVeO3G3WzbqeO by acyberexpert@freeradical.zone
       2023-09-19T22:31:59Z
       
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       @tek Thanks for this advice. I did apply vinegar with a cotton bud. It was awfully fiddly. The corrosion had set in quite well. I gave it a quick sand to remove the worst, then a rinse and dry. Still had some battery contact issues that got resolved by jiggling it around. Not brilliant but better than no torch.