That’s pretty clever to just drill in a little screw into the stuck battery. I’ll keep that trick in mind, I bet I’ll use it sometime. Thanks for sharing!
Mine was so corroded I took a hammer and banged it lots of times hard then took a 20 p and players and turned it now I have to do the above to take the Battery out. takes days to do but have to be Patient.
@@marianasantamaria87 untill it stops reacting, yoi know when this is when the bubbles stop forming. the time depends heavily on the ammount of corrosion.
What would be your suggestion for the choice of battery (type?) and storage. Take batteries out when stored for a long time? I encountered the same corrosion issue with an Apple wireless keyboard (A1314), which was in storage for a while. So far neither vinegar nor hot water (to expand the aluminum casing around the cap) has helped. I may end up drilling through the cap to take it out. Thanks for the video!
For the vinegar to work, it may take quite a while, like hours. if you use alkaline batteries, always remove them before storage, have had so many batteries burst into many many devices. Now I mostly use rechargeable NI-MH batteries and avoid using alkalines unless I have to.
@@Purkkaviritys thanks for the battery suggestion. Quite frankly, I have never had a problem with batteries in wireless mice or keyboards until recently when I switched to a different cheaper brand (Rayovac). Within a month I encountered a leaked AA battery in an Apple mouse and a Apple keyboard. Maybe I have been lucky all these years. I am going to try to soak it for longer but it has been a few days of trying different methods of removing it the regular way, all to no avail. I see drilling as a last resort. I found that you can buy a used cap online.
That’s pretty clever to just drill in a little screw into the stuck battery. I’ll keep that trick in mind, I bet I’ll use it sometime. Thanks for sharing!
just dont try it with a lithium one.
Mine was so corroded I took a hammer and banged it lots of times hard then took a 20 p and players and turned it now I have to do the above to take the Battery out. takes days to do but have to
be Patient.
How did you open the battery cover? I cannot open mine. Please help!!
had to soak it in vinegar to be able to screw it open.
Soak it in vinegar for how long??? How many minutes, hours, days??
@@marianasantamaria87 untill it stops reacting, yoi know when this is when the bubbles stop forming. the time depends heavily on the ammount of corrosion.
Thanks so much! Mine doesn’t even bubble up. I think it’s completely sealed 😢
@@marianasantamaria87 Mine too. I'm going to let it sit on the Vinegar for an hour and see what happens.
what kind of vinegar did you use? Is apple cider vinegar or brown vinegar okay?
pretty sure the English term for it is 'white vinegar' or 'spirit vinegar' but other types of vinegar will likely work but are likely more expensive.
It happens to my keyboard and mouse 😢gonna try this thank you
What would be your suggestion for the choice of battery (type?) and storage. Take batteries out when stored for a long time? I encountered the same corrosion issue with an Apple wireless keyboard (A1314), which was in storage for a while. So far neither vinegar nor hot water (to expand the aluminum casing around the cap) has helped. I may end up drilling through the cap to take it out. Thanks for the video!
For the vinegar to work, it may take quite a while, like hours.
if you use alkaline batteries, always remove them before storage, have had so many batteries burst into many many devices. Now I mostly use rechargeable NI-MH batteries and avoid using alkalines unless I have to.
@@Purkkaviritys thanks for the battery suggestion. Quite frankly, I have never had a problem with batteries in wireless mice or keyboards until recently when I switched to a different cheaper brand (Rayovac). Within a month I encountered a leaked AA battery in an Apple mouse and a Apple keyboard. Maybe I have been lucky all these years.
I am going to try to soak it for longer but it has been a few days of trying different methods of removing it the regular way, all to no avail. I see drilling as a last resort. I found that you can buy a used cap online.
How long do you leave it in the vinegar for tho
until the bubbles stop, it heavily depends on the amount of corrosion. you can pick it out, try to open, if it doesn't just put it back.
@@Purkkaviritys k thx so much have a good day