hello, batteries rated "industrial" are guarenteed not to leak under usage conditions. I will tell you that even the accidental insertion into an nmh battery charger will cause them to heat and crackle but not leak.
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, NLG wrote: > Speaking of leaking batteries and corrosion...That is what happened to my new > talking multi-meter. I cleaned up the corrosion and replaced the batteries > with new ones but the meter will not talk. I then removed the screws holding > the meter together and found a fuse inside. I replaced it and still the > meter does not talk. I have to order another meter now and you can bet that > I will remove the batteries now after I use it. Too bad the battery > compartment doesn't just slide open, it would make things easier. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lenny McHugh > To: Handyman-Blind > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 00:17 > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] batteries have leaked and corroded > > > A while back my daughter purchased a mp3 player. It sat around and this > afternoon I loaded it with some music for my grandson. After it was loaded it > would not play. When we opened the battery compartment an ugly surprise, the > battery leaked. > I found this advice on the net. Will try it tomorrow. > > Clean battery contacts. You can use an eraser on the end of a pencil to > clean and polish battery contacts. If batteries have leaked and corroded, try > using > ammonia on a cotton swab to clean the contacts first, then polish them with > an eraser. > > Lenny http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
