I have opened an ordinary battery to get the carbon rod and the black powdery stuff around it stained my drawer. I had some nicads in there and I was wondering if the nicads would be affected?
Some of the nicad batteries did have some white stuff on the positive terminals, but this could be down to old age or misuse.
It was only a small stain and I hoped the nicads leaked because they were old. Some of them looked fine and presumably still useable.