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... With a heavy heart, I must post this Public Service Announcement ... I grabbed my beloved Image Stabilizing Canon Binoculars last week, only to find I had forgotten to pull the batteries out when I put them away after that 2017 Packhorse Elk Hunt. The batteries had puked their nasty, corrosive acids out and damn ... hatred. Do yourself a favor right now and go pull batteries out of everything you got stored that uses batteries 💀💀💀 ML


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voodoosurvivor Panasonic rechargeable lithium batteries🔋

just_another_reece Yeppp I had some sordins sitting with out lithium batteries saw a post like this ran and they were just starting to corrode thankfully I got to them in time 😂

kevinmichael_67 I learned that lesson. Now I use lithium batteries. 8 likes

jasonjinks I use vinegar on a q tip and then something like a tooth brush for that 1 like

hosspower97 Baking soda & warm water on a Q-tip. 1 like

kyle___evans Lemon juice is your friend 3 likes

mlnorth.oh Suggest ACF-50

thepositiveninja Eeek, sorry that happened! That happened to me with my headsets 1 like

amaikaimiller I only use lithium batteries in everything I own. This has happened too many times to me. Luckily my ruined electronics were probably less expensive. But still a bummer. 1 like

  -  laruetactical @amaikaimiller ... I'm glad I made this post ... gonna purge all my stuff and replace with the lithiums y'all suggested. 3 likes

  -  ryanwyman2 @laruetactical the natural acidity of white vinegar (along w some q tips, small stiff bristled nylon brushes, and the occasional carburetor pic/s and Emory cloth) works well to clean the corrosive alkaline material left behind, as well as neutralize any further corrosion. 2 likes

all4freedom Oh come on if anyone can fix this it is ML! 😃

def3va Lithium batteries FTW 1 like

nathan_j_mack Lithium Ion for the win. Hopefully they'll repair them for you

elweitzel :-( sorry

mr.mercury24 That's just depressing 😔 pulled all the batteries out of all my scopes after seeing this.

choerunner Especially NVG's.

brent.hibbert Dang🙁

olddollarbill RIP 😢

sumziandi Lithium batteries. Always, when possible.

m9operator I have resurrected several devices using hydrogen peroxide and nylon brushes. 1 like

pyite_hb Get you some CRC Battery Terminal cleaner, apply and agitate with q-tips 1 like

william.h.buttlicker White vinegar, qtips and a can o air

tauntaun_wrangler Lemon/lime juice, acid brush and nylon brush to clean up the acid. Little bit of water to neutralize it and wipe it dry.

pewkev Everything I own that uses batteries are all lithium, well worth the cost.

legionpreparedness Yep muey importantante 👍

natedag87 If you can't get them running, call whoever made the batteries. Chances are they have a warranty

thedollarsportsman Crap; if you clean off the acid it may still work. I got a couple things to start working again after carefully getting enough gunk off

fire_arms_channel Brass wire brush

pdxsharpshooter Get a steel sponge and start scrubbing

fiesta346 How goods that canon warranty 🤔

partizanpeasant Lithium Only !!!

the_shooting_pony Coke on a q tip may help you out.

vine_matt That will not buff out.

mb_338winmag3 😮😮👏👏👏

jonnyrcia307 😢

_thinkog_ 🤮

gsdpanzer Ouch. And good looking out. This reminds me I need to take the batteries out of my one scope

stillsaltyaf_ 😢😢

fcook909 Duracell has a guarantee they will replace or repair that at no cost to you.

jack_haber Had a PVS14 that experienced alkaline batt leakage. Was clued in when the thing wouldn't turn on. Luckily I was able to clean it out and switch to a lithium batt, fired right up. Already lost electronic ear pro to a leak

breaux38 Craig's DeOxit sprayed on ear swabs will clean it like new.

air.177 Lithium AA and AAA are worth the cost

  -  legionpreparedness @air.177 not if you can't recharge them in the field. They definitely have a place tho

  -  air.177 @legionpreparedness i mean lithium primaries. Tape/velcro a pair or two to the sling and another half dozen or so in your bag you are in business.

ewdeters I was looking at them today. Canon now makes their first waterproof IS models.

surfinnh Ive fucked up like this so many times

adamcharles64 Try scrubbing the contacts with an eraser from a pencil

pen_sword_life That's some serious fuckery 😮 I hope you can mend it.

m4colt223 1 teaspoon baking soda and water, scrub with a nylon brush, rinse and let dry. "I've seen me do it"

brett__2021 Battery vomit killed a GPS a while back.. so awful.

p.e.henry Coke a Cola does wonders to remove corrosion. It has to be OG Coke. None of this diet or zero calorie nonsense.

nofaded1234 Back in the 90s we used to just clean the device if that happened! (old grumpy grandpa noises)

  -  laruetactical @nofaded1234 ... Look close at the pics and you'll see important doo-dads have rotted off.

  -  nofaded1234 @laruetactical OOF! Maybe clean and solder back together? Man that sucks