Well I've tried warm water and baking soda...it may be neutralized now, but it's still
blue-green. And there are small openings in the metal battery connections with the
blue-green down inside. Am I going to have to scrap this stuff out with an ice pick?
And a magnifying glass?

John


"NSM" wrote in message news:tE9Fe.145748$9A2.96922@edtnps89...

"jbclem" wrote in message
...

I have a portable scanner, Regency HX 1500, that I haven't used for quite
a while.
There is a lot of powdery blue-green stuff that covers the metal battery
connectors/tabs. I've cleaned it off with q-tips dipped in alcohol, but
it always comes
back. I'm storing this scanner without the AA batteries it uses...is
there a way to
permanently stop this blue-green and what exactly is it?

It's acid. Try warm water and baking soda to neutralize it.

N