Jeff Liebermann wrote:

As long as you don't make any ammonium nitrate fertilizer and diesel
fuel bombs. Be glad that it's restricted because the "ammoniated'
cleaner will streak the anti-reflective coating on some LCD displays.
It's almost impossible to find glass cleaner in the US that does NOt
have ammonia in the formulation.

It was restricted because there was a spate of people mixing chlorine bleach
and ammonia to clean their toilet. This is a country of immigrants, and
no one could figure out how to write the warning in enough languages that
it would be safe.

Luckily the glass cleaner here is made with vinegar.


The electrolyte in alkaline batteries is KOH (potassium hydroxide)
which is NOT very soluable in liquid ammonia. What does the cleaning
in most spray cleaners is n-PropoxyPropanol, which is a form of
alcohol. Looks like 409 spray cleaner has ammonia in the form of
ammonium chloride:
http://www.thecloroxcompany.com/products/msds/409products/formula409antibacallpurposecleaner807.pdf

Ok, there are some cleaners like that, and maybe one of those.


I use 409, Fantastik, or similar cleaner. If it foams when it hits
the KOH, it's working.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2341688_clean-battery-leakage.html
http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Battery-Leaks/Spills


Great, thanks to you and everyone else for the info and the links.


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Geoffrey S. Mendelson N3OWJ/4X1GM
To help restaurants, as part of the "stimulus package", everyone must order
dessert. As part of the socialized health plan, you are forbidden to eat it. :-)