Just drove 101 miles to pick up an Amiga 500

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3 hours ago, Koopa64 said:

Call me pedantic, but that is an alkaline battery, not acidic. It's completely incorrect to say "use vinegar to neutralize the battery acid" in this scenario.

 

The only major kind of acidic battery is the typical car battery which is never used for electronics as far as I know.

Thanks, I stand corrected! What should I have said instead? "it cleaned up real nicely with vinegar to neutralize the...?"

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5 hours ago, Koopa64 said:

Call me pedantic, but that is an alkaline battery, not acidic. It's completely incorrect to say "use vinegar to neutralize the battery acid" in this scenario.

Your pedantry is perfect.  I think the problem is there is not other colloquialism to describe battery juice.  It has always, right or wrong, been known as "battery acid."  In our circles, something like "using vinegar to neutralize the leaked electrolyte" is technically better but commonly awkward.

 

I rather like "battery juice."

[Koopa64]

2 hours ago, Zap! said:

Thanks, I stand corrected! What should I have said instead? "it cleaned up real nicely with vinegar to neutralize the...?"

Alkali is the simplest of the correct choices.

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15 minutes ago, Koopa64 said:

Alkali is the simplest of the correct choices.

I dunno..... "battery juice"!