N_Cook wrote:

Maybe I'll be lucky. Removed 5 ICs and the nicad from that area. Washed
locally with meths and while still wet dremmel and rotary wire brushed over
that area . Now I cannot find any conduction to/between any isolated pads or
the plastic/glass less than the 30Meg of my DVM. Made good the IC holes
ready to receive 5 turned pin sockets

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Sounds like it was just surface contamination or leaky resist. I would
wet scrub it with deionised water with some IPA as a wetting agent using
a abrasive pencil type glassfibre brush to be certain the dremel wire
brush hasn't left any metal contamination that may give you trouble with
metal salts later, Rinse well with dry alcohol and dry thoroughly
with forced air circulation at an elevated temperature. Finally coat
the damaged area with a good brand of solder-through PCB lacquer before
refitting any components.

If I think there is any chance of future battery leakage I usually fit
the new battery through a piece of polyethylene, silicone or ptfe sheet
between it and the board to limit the damage next time.

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