archosman Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Any suggestions on how to properly clean out a battery compartment that had a minor battery leak? There's not much residue, but was curious what my best options are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archosman Posted December 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Acetone, maybe? The only time I've had to clean a battery compartment, I took the compartment out of the item, so I just washed it out and let it dry for few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Acetone might be a bit much for this. I'm not sure what you can use that would neutralize the crap from the batteries... I would clean it out as best you can. Maybe wipe it out with some alcohol or something once you have it pretty clean. I would also take something like DeOxit or contact cleaner and clean the metal contact parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhd812 Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 your tongue! Actually what little i have have i just brush it off with the metal green cleaning pad thingy used for dishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 ixnay on acetone - it may dissolve your battery compartment if it's plastic. Sorry about that - I completely forgot that bit about acetone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 You can do a search on google. The most useful link I found was www.wikihow.com/Clean-Battery-Leaks/Spills. What you do many depends on whether it was an alkaline or acid battery that spilled and it's unclear which it was by your description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immtbiker Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 I always use 91% isopropyl alcohol on the plastic and the metal parts with a thin Q-Tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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