I had seen other posts here about using and have used vinegar to clean the corrosion left from batteries leaking in battery powered devices. The problem this time was corroded battery contacts in a remote control. Since I was able to completely remove the board and had the contacts dangling off one end I decided to heat the vinegar to boiling as I have done for other projects. When I dipped the contacts into the hot vinegar the corrosion bubbled right off in a matter of seconds. (Do this in a well ventilated area). After a thorough rinsing and light buffing the contacts were very clean albeit missing some material. Richard
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18 years ago