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Ben Weaver

Jan 1, 1970
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'Ello All...

I've got an old (dud) laptop, and the little internal battery has leaked
a bit. There's green crystalline stuff growing on various components.

I'm quite familiar with fixing things, but as yet I haven't discovered a
better way of getting rid of this stuff other than scraping it off. Has
anyone found any good solvent liquid stuff that works? (Like flux
cleaner maybe?)

Cheers

Ben
~~~
 
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Rheilly Phoull

Jan 1, 1970
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Ben Weaver said:
'Ello All...

I've got an old (dud) laptop, and the little internal battery has leaked
a bit. There's green crystalline stuff growing on various components.

I'm quite familiar with fixing things, but as yet I haven't discovered a
better way of getting rid of this stuff other than scraping it off. Has
anyone found any good solvent liquid stuff that works? (Like flux
cleaner maybe?)

Cheers

Ben
~~~
Actually these are Dilithium crystals which you can sell to any StarTrek
vessel.
If you want to ignore that option, you could try a solution of bicarbonate
of soda in water applied with a stiff bristle brush, followed by a rinse of
distilled water and a blow job with the hair dryer.
 
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Ben Weaver

Jan 1, 1970
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Wor! I'll go for the first option! :)

Ta,

Ben
~~~
 
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dg

Jan 1, 1970
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With a hair dryer? Wow, I have never tried that one.

--Dan
 
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tim kettring

Jan 1, 1970
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It was probably cleaned with windex or some other ammonia-based product .
( a often FATAL thing to do with electronic *anything*. )

I have seen many TV boards trashed because of it .

tim
 
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