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Default Alkaline Battery Leak Cleanup

On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:37:40 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd
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On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:29:02 PM UTC-7, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
The current version is DeOxit from Caig Labs. It comes in an amazing
variety of forms, and is allegedly non-corrosive.


Those 'forms' are mainly volatile solvents, the residue is the
same old stuff.


I'm not so sure. The original Cramolin label also has its multiple
mutations:
http://www.itwcp.de/cleaners.html
The German safety sheet at:
http://www.itwcp.de/detail-1011411-en.html?file=tl_files/downloads/cramolin/reiniger/contactlean-safety-data-sheet.pdf
shows (slightly edited for spelling):
Isohexane : Aeromatic solvent carrier.
Propan-2-ol : Isopropyl alcohol
Aliphatic hydrocarbons : Probably ethylene
Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes :
Carbon dioxide : Propellant
Kinda looks like Coleman camp fuel.

The MSDS data shows the active ingredients as a "trade secret". Oh
well.


It isn't much of a secret; the patent dates back to late sixties; it's a
liquid semiconductor that makes a tenacious film/coating.


I couldn't find a German patent. What's a liquid semiconductor?

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