On Jul 1, 3:21*am, SF Man wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:58:09 -0700, Wilbur H. wrote:
I have no idea what chemical will clean the flashlight (maybe others know
that) but I do know that you can get a free flashlight for the price of the
postage.
I had already seen the Duracell so-called "guarantee":http://www1.duracell.com/care_disposal/care.asp
All DURACELL Batteries are guaranteed against defects in material and
workmanship. Should any device be damaged by these batteries due to such
defect, Duracell will repair or replace it (at Duracell's option) if it is
sent with the batteries, postage prepaid to: * *
Duracell
Berkshire Corporate Park
Bethel, CT, 06801 U.S.A.
Att: Consumer Dept.
Phone: 1-800-551-2355, 6:00 am to 2:00 pm, Pacific Standard Time
However, it's just a $25 flashlight so I don't think the postage to send it
to Duracell will be worth the price of a new flashlight.
I just want to clean it up.
Googling, I find this forum says to use isopropyl alcohol to clean the
flashlight after batteries leaked:http://tinyurl.com/5so7t4ghttp://www...5-maglite-with...
However, this forum says hydrogen peroxide is what we're supposed to use:http://tinyurl.com/6jtwtbjhttp://www...83-Fenix-TK40-...
Yet, this site says "baking soda" is what to use:http://tinyurl.com/yk33gtwhttp://gof...lashlight-batt...
And this site says to use vinnegar:http://tinyurl.com/5sfeuh4http://www...34-Corroded-ba...
This one even suggests "Coke Classic" (i.e., phosphoric acid):http://tinyurl.com/6jmgpvqhttp://www...How-to-salvage...
It seems strange that these (very different) chemicals are suggested:
- alcohol
- hydrogen peroxide
- baking soda
- vinnegar
- phosphoric acid
Does anyone actually 'know' what chemicals will dissolve the grayish gritty
goopy crud from a leaked alkaline battery?
Well, the key is *alkaline.* you want to neutralize the alkalai so a
weak acid would seem to be the most appropriate chemical to use. I'm
thinking phosphoric acid is probably your best bet as it is also good
at removing corrosion, although I don't honestly know what is the
safest for the anodized black finish.
nate