[Boatanchors] Cleaning battery leakage

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Yep, Thanks Brian - got my batteries backwards, this is what we used
to clean up car battery messes.

On 5/2/05, Brian Clarke <brianclarke01 at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>  
>  
> Hi Todd, 
>   
> Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. In water, this will ionise into sodium 
> hydroxide and carbonic acid. Carbonic acid is very weak while sodium 
> hydroxide is very powerful. So, the overall effect is caustic, or alkaline -
> the opposite of what you want. 
>   
> Baking soda would be a good idea for lead-acid battery spills. 
>   
> For alkaline cells, what you want is mildly acidic - use vinegar = acetic 
> acid, a very weak acid. If the alkali has eaten part of your radio's case, 
> it's too late to expect the vinegar to repair the damage - all it'll do is 
> clean up the mess and stop further damage. 
>   
> 73 de Brian, VK2GCE. 
>  
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Todd, KA1KAQ 
> To: Mike McCarthy, W1NR 
> Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 12:21 AM 
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Cleaning battery leakage 
> 
> We used to use a baking soda and water solution. Not sure how well
> this would work inside a radio, though...
> 
> de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ
> 
> On 4/30/05, Mike McCarthy, W1NR <lists at w1nr.net> wrote:
> > 
> > Can someone tell me the best way to neutralize and clean up alkaline
> battery
> > leakage?
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