Nicad leakage

[David Lesher]

When NiCads leak, what's the best substance to neutralize the spill?

[not NiMh; NiCad...]

 

[Phil Allison]

"David Lesher"

When NiCads leak, what's the best substance to neutralize the spill?

** Not the way to do it at all.

The spill needs to be simply removed - so use tissue and/or clean rags to
get up the worst of it, then use the same dipped in methylated spirits to
get the surfaces clean as possible. Slight surface corrosion can be treated
with WD40.

Any spillage that has become trapped in crevices or small holes must be
washed out ( use a toothbrush ) and the item dried with hot air.

Pouring acid onto alkali inside some piece of equipment is BARKING MAD !!



..... Phil

 

[gregz]

"David Lesher"

** Not the way to do it at all.

The spill needs to be simply removed - so use tissue and/or clean rags to
get up the worst of it, then use the same dipped in methylated spirits to
get the surfaces clean as possible. Slight surface corrosion can be treated
with WD40.

Any spillage that has become trapped in crevices or small holes must be
washed out ( use a toothbrush ) and the item dried with hot air.

Pouring acid onto alkali inside some piece of equipment is BARKING MAD !!



.... Phil

Ok. I had to look up methylated spirits. Sometimes I just use tap water,
but on good stuff I then use those methylated stuff. Then wd-40 or crc
2-26.
Hot air sometimes.

http://blekko.com/ws/methylated+spirits

Greg

 

[William Sommerwerck]

I had to look up methylated spirits.

To change the subject a bit... The origin of the word "alcohol" is
fascinating, among the most-interesting I've ever come across. Would you
believe that it's related to mascara?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascara

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol

Ethyl alcohol is distilled from water/alcohol solutions, hence it is "the
fine part of" the solution ("fine" as in small, not good).

 

[Leif Neland]

Jeff Liebermann frembragte:

Note that cadmium is a hazardous waste. Dead NiCd batteries should be
properly disposed of, not mixed with the household trash.

Yeah. I once made a dumpster dive, when I discovered the boss had
dumped several boxes of used NiCd's in the regular trash. Don't ever do
that again, I told him...

Leif