[sdiy] Siel DK600 battery ?

[Bob Weigel]

Sodium Bicarbonate can function as more of a 'buffer' also.  It's not 
really highly alkaline which is probably why the other person reported 
that it seemed to work.  The advice isn't harmful provided someone of 
course washes it down quickly afterward instead of leaving materials of 
uncertain pH lying around on traces etc.. 

Things aren't always black and white in such situations.  The vinegar 
advice is probably better since it will hopefully neutralize the stuff 
but then hey you don't know what pH you are left with and what kind of 
compounds are mixed in unless you rigorously clean anyway.. so like I 
say personally I just use whatever generic solvent is handy and etch 
everything down, replace all rusted chips because you can't trust them 
anyway... and in the process SCALE with a knife edge every trace that 
has been affected and then solder in areas where there is any chance 
there is a weakened trace to through hole connection etc.  I don't 
bother with the hope it works solution on that type of stuff because 
I've just had too many time wasting experiences.  I always seem to get 
bit if I leave anything to question in an area like that. -Bob

Andre Majorel wrote:

>On 2007-03-12 03:42 -0800, Bob Weigel wrote:
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>>>Neutralize alkali leakage with vinegar.
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>>I heard someone say that baking soda worked well.
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>Use an alkali to neutralise an acid and vice-versa. Baking soda
>(sodium bicarbonate) is an alkali.
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