I've heard, but don't know for certain, that this can happen if you get the polarity reversed as well. The only way I've ever been able to clean terminals that have been acidified is with a portable Dremel tool and a small wire brush attachment.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 13:39 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Battery Charger! Well the quickest way to test the outlet is to plug in something like your hair dryer, radio etc. If the batteries exploded I wonder if you had the wrong type of batteries in the charger? I am not sure if I would even want to try and clean it up. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claudia" <cdelreal1973@ <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> sbcglobal.net> To: <blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 2:12 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Battery Charger! Hi, We just had a nasty experience. We have a battery charger, and I was charging a set of 4 AA batteries. I left to the store, and My fiance said that he heard two pops, like when you pop bubble wrap. When I came home to unplug the charging unit, there was battery acid dripping down from it. I don't think the charger will work anymore; I'm assuming that I should toss it out? I need to know if the outlet where the charger was plugged in may have been affected? How do I know if that outlet still works? Thanks. Claudia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman- <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com> [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_ page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29> .org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_ position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio. <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/> org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday> .org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws- <http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/> users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail- <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws- <http://www.jaws-users.com/> users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman- <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> [email protected]! Groups Links __________ NOD32 4842 (20100206) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset. <http://www.eset.com> com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
