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> whole thing is so corroded that I am not sure if a new battery will > even work in it. I've had good luck exposing clean metal (for better battery contact) in battery compartments with the following method. However, I never tried this on a motherboard. A good supply of Q-tips. Baking soda. A bowl of water. Paper towel. A nail file. Get some baking soda on a damp Q-tip and wipe on the affected area - you don't want the Q-tip to be dripping wet ! (Touch the paper towel with the wet Q-tip, which takes away just enough water.) Damp baking soda works well on the 'green' corrosion. Gently scrub/rub, twirling the Q-tip only in one direction so the cotton doesn't get tangled up. Followup with a dry Q-tip to take away any moisture and loose material Repeat. Scrub away the more stubborn stuff with the nail file and follow up with damp and then dry Q-tip. The key thing is to expose enough bare metal so the battery can make contact. You don't have to clean the whole area. ---- Another method is to get a sharp/pointed tip of a knife and scrape away the corrosion and then wipe off with a damp Q-tip. ----- Good luck ! -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
