rstor
Electrical
- Dec 31, 2014
- 6
I've read online the recommendation to use distilled white vinegar to clean alkaline battery leakage residue (potassium carbonate).
In one comment in a forum someone mentioned the "benefit of being a volatile organic acid which means it evaporates without leaving a trace, in other words once the vinegar has dried out, the acid is gone."
I would like to confirm if this is correct? If the battery leakage (potassium carbonate) contaminates not only the battery terminals but also a circuit and you clean it with distilled white vinegar, can the acid cause corrosion to components / copper traces if left as is afterwards or would further cleaning be needed (e.g. IPA) ?
Also, would the byproduct of using white vinegar on potassium carbonate be water and salt (I read about this being the case when using baking soda to clean a car battery terminal)?
If this is correct I believe further cleaning with something like IPA would be recommended, correct?
Thank you
In one comment in a forum someone mentioned the "benefit of being a volatile organic acid which means it evaporates without leaving a trace, in other words once the vinegar has dried out, the acid is gone."
I would like to confirm if this is correct? If the battery leakage (potassium carbonate) contaminates not only the battery terminals but also a circuit and you clean it with distilled white vinegar, can the acid cause corrosion to components / copper traces if left as is afterwards or would further cleaning be needed (e.g. IPA) ?
Also, would the byproduct of using white vinegar on potassium carbonate be water and salt (I read about this being the case when using baking soda to clean a car battery terminal)?
If this is correct I believe further cleaning with something like IPA would be recommended, correct?
Thank you