"Jack" wrote in
ups.com:

device is a toy metal detector, battery compartment is a shallow tray
that holds 6 AA batts, one row.



If the leaky batteries are ALKALINE,then you use VINEGAR,an -acid-,to
neutralize the alkaline leakage.If necessary,use Q-tips soaked in the
vinegar,swab until there's no fizzing and the green stuff is gone.

If the cells are carbon-zinc(acid electrolyte),then use baking soda
solution.

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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net