On youtube you can find an interesting video by Golt! on battery leakage in synthesizers and a little bit about the chemistry involved. The electrolyte combines with the metals on the pcb, such as the copper traces, tin IC pins, etc, so it's not just the electrolyte you are cleaning, Glad you found the issue.
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Re: [PolySix] Re: polysix effect issue
2018-06-04 by Bob Grieb