WOW! Tried it myself on a HEAVILY corroded item and I did NOT expect the bubbles. The thing foamed like a school science project...but it worked! I thought the springs had been rusted through but nope, Vinegar to the rescue! Thankyou!
Great video. Just a note of caution with the toothbrush. Those little springs are barely soldered on. They can (as I experienced 😮) come off.. be gentle.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Woke up this morning and my Roku tv control wasn’t working. My first thought was to change the batteries. Still nothing! Then I found your RUclips video and BOOM! Problem solved and future corrosion fixed as well! Amazing video!
What a coincidence. I just discovered my long forgotten Darth Vader Master Replicas Force FX lightsaber. It didn’t turn on, so I swapped out the old corroded batteries and still nothing. I searched for a fix and your video was first. Hopefully cleaning with vinegar will bring it back to life. 👍
Hi - recommendation - pour a small amount of the vinegar into a small container/paper cup rather than dipping an old contaminated toothbrush into the bottle. Also you might need more and you really don't want to introduce battery acid into the bottle. Thanks - I have stubborn residue on the inside barrel of a metal flashlight and I've been rubbing vinegar on it several times and it won't rub off. Light sandpaper?
I said the same exact thing about dipping the toothbrush into a nearly full bottle of vinegar! My battery corrosion is terrible! It's a beautiful soap dispenser that the Duracell batteries leaked into. I'll try the vinegar/lemon juice suggested & I'm hoping that it will work afterwards.
This is exactly the video I needed. I dug my bike out of storage and the CatEye light batteries corroded in a similar way to this game. I'll give it a go-- thanks!
are you kidding me? i came hear to learn about how to remove battery corrosion. i learned a lot and now know how to do it. the crazy part is that the item I'm cleaning I got from Goodwill, it is this exact Darth Vader gaming pad. it was fate!
It's best to pour the vinegar that you think you will use into a small jar so that you're not contaminating the whole bottle of vinegar. Thanks for the video!
In my experience, Duracells always leak. Even cheap batteries don't leak nearly as much, even though they may not last as long. I have even had Duracells leak in an unopened package, after sitting in a drawer for a few months. (Years before the expiration date on the package.)
They also leak in the pkg if they are stored too close to a heat vent. I had some stored in shelf behind tv. Had to throw out packs worth of unused corroded batteries,- responsibly though do no worries
Great video!! I bought a old school radio at a goodwill as is outlet for dirt cheep. Batter Corrosion everywhere. I found your video while researching to clean it. Thanks for the info! Im gonna make a video about it and plug your channel!
Doing the vinegar cleaning right now on a black light flashlight that sat and the batteries have begun corrosion. I am hoping this will work for it as well as it did for your controller. And thanks!!
Duracell batteries always leak. I've lost some valuable electronics over the years, the culprit, always Duracell batteries. I work in an industry that requires flashlights. When Duracell started running their ads about those who depend on it use Duracell, we use to laugh, we never use them. Now if I purchase something and it comes with Duracell batteries, I toss the Duracell batteries and protect my purchase. Thanks for the video!
When you mentioned lemon juice, that did it form me. I had a lemon on my table, put some juice on it and it started bubbling and cleaning the oxidation. Thanks
I watched a similar video once before but I forgot the exact procedure. Yes, the alcohol also helps evaporate the vinegar residue as well. Have fun playing Revenge of the Sith. You get to betray your friends, kill kids, get the rest of your limbs cut off, turn into Darth Vader and yell NOOOOOO!😄
You keep referring to battery "acid" damage. It's alkaline damage, not acid. "acid" is not a misnomer. It's just wrong. You used the right chemical acetic acid - vinegar - to neutralize the base. If it were actually acid damage, you would add an alkali, such as baking soda.
So you don't ruin the whole entire bottle the vinegar, you really should pour some of it over into something smaller. It looked as if he was redipping it back into that big jug so then it gets contaminated with the acid residue so it may not be able to be used for something else. But thanks for the tip anyway.
Thanks for telling me I'm cleaning a car right now and the battery got on some parts. But say if it just a part and not a part with wires cant I set the part in a bucket of white vintager?
I will try. But, my flashlight end is corroded to a very, very hard spot. I will return to give feedback, But, if you would speak on that, I'd appreciate it. Thanks, you are helping !
Would this work with an fx lightsaber? I have a vader lightsaber that i found and the bottom was corroded shut so the lid is jammed. How can i get the battery pack out with the lid being corroded shut?
Pretty sure that alkaline batteries do not leak acid. Just use CLR to clean corrosion, baking soda solution to neutralize, rinse with water and coat with dielectric grease.
My xbox 360 controller battery kit corroded and most of the inside of the battery compartment that you pull out has this brown type of corrosion. Will the controller still be recoverable or has it hit the shitter
If the vinegar and lemon juice method do not last long enough.. if you have a soldering iron and flux you can resolder the joints, springs, connections using the flux and solder.. in my experience which I have done this quite a lot had a lot of problems with leaking batteries in acid issues.. the fluxing and soldering has worked quite well on many applications.. Of course if you have a spring battery connection you just want to solder the tips that meet up with a battery and the other end of the spring that connects to the power or ground.. Make sure to clean with vinegar or lemon juice.. but I highly suggest the vinegar method, before trying the soldering flux.
I got the rusty wires on my problem and I don’t know anything on that or any stuff. I have a remote a rejecter that got corroded from some AAA batteries I had that I didn’t even know I had in the remote that I just found and I am afraid that it may be to be repaired by going inside the system to fix it because rusty wires, from the corrosion and it’s so bad that it could be damaged inside of the remote and I don’t know how to repair it because I can’t open it up, or fix it 😅😢 I don’t have any idea how to fix it, I just got the batteries out but I don’t know how to fix it and I live in Ohio, a few days I will be going on vacation to Texas and so I will be busy. Plus I’m don’t know how to fix it on my own anyway.
For small items that use 2 or 3 cells , ( LED camping lamps ? ) a good way to stop this happening again , is to ditch the HORRID leaky ALKALINE batteries , and solder in a Lithium cell salvaged from the THOUSANDS of disposable vapes discarded on every sidewalk ! .... these NEVER leak , and can be recharged ! , but it is VERY important to not charge them beyond 4.2 Volts , so NEVER connect direct to any 5 Volt USB outlet ! ! ..... ( tried - n - tested ) ........ DAVE™🛑
One contributing factor causing corrosion is that someone replaced one battery. To avoid that, replace all batteries at the same time. The new batteries should be of the same type and brand. Throw out the used batteries in your junk drawer.
Tl:dw - vinegar and an old toothbrush
WOW! Tried it myself on a HEAVILY corroded item and I did NOT expect the bubbles. The thing foamed like a school science project...but it worked! I thought the springs had been rusted through but nope, Vinegar to the rescue! Thankyou!
Great video. Just a note of caution with the toothbrush. Those little springs are barely soldered on. They can (as I experienced 😮) come off.. be gentle.
You just saved me $100. I thought I had to replace a part of my gas stove but I just had to clean some corrosion!!
It works!!! Just did this on two old/rarely used remotes. YEARS since I’ve used them. And this worked great. Thanks!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Woke up this morning and my Roku tv control wasn’t working. My first thought was to change the batteries. Still nothing! Then I found your RUclips video and BOOM! Problem solved and future corrosion fixed as well! Amazing video!
What a coincidence. I just discovered my long forgotten Darth Vader Master Replicas Force FX lightsaber. It didn’t turn on, so I swapped out the old corroded batteries and still nothing. I searched for a fix and your video was first. Hopefully cleaning with vinegar will bring it back to life. 👍
Hi - recommendation - pour a small amount of the vinegar into a small container/paper cup rather than dipping an old contaminated toothbrush into the bottle. Also you might need more and you really don't want to introduce battery acid into the bottle. Thanks - I have stubborn residue on the inside barrel of a metal flashlight and I've been rubbing vinegar on it several times and it won't rub off. Light sandpaper?
It could be a designated vinegar bottle..
I said the same exact thing about dipping the toothbrush into a nearly full bottle of vinegar! My battery corrosion is terrible! It's a beautiful soap dispenser that the Duracell batteries leaked into. I'll try the vinegar/lemon juice suggested & I'm hoping that it will work afterwards.
You can unscrew the bulb section and soak the barrel section in vinegar overnight 😃✌️
sandpaper might take off the plating, I wouldn’t recommend that
To those of you that's wondering if it work with apple cider vinegar yes it do very well thankyou for the great video
I been using Lemon juice and a cotton swab for decades. Never failed me and smells good to.
Thanks for the video, it helped me get my tv remote (which we know is the most important remote ever 😜) working again. Your video was a life saver.
Awesome vid and very informative. I've always looked for a way to combat battery damage and leaks. Thank you!
So happy you tried the game and it worked! Makes me want to go back 15 years, eat oreos till 2am, and veg out.
This is exactly the video I needed. I dug my bike out of storage and the CatEye light batteries corroded in a similar way to this game. I'll give it a go-- thanks!
are you kidding me? i came hear to learn about how to remove battery corrosion. i learned a lot and now know how to do it. the crazy part is that the item I'm cleaning I got from Goodwill, it is this exact Darth Vader gaming pad. it was fate!
It's best to pour the vinegar that you think you will use into a small jar so that you're not contaminating the whole bottle of vinegar. Thanks for the video!
Great tip with the Vinegar, that really helped me get my batteries out in the first place.
Doing this + cleaning up terminals with WD-40 and a toothbrush solved my problem! Thanks!
WD-40 is actually better?
In my experience, Duracells always leak. Even cheap batteries don't leak nearly as much, even though they may not last as long. I have even had Duracells leak in an unopened package, after sitting in a drawer for a few months. (Years before the expiration date on the package.)
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They also leak in the pkg if they are stored too close to a heat vent. I had some stored in shelf behind tv. Had to throw out packs worth of unused corroded batteries,- responsibly though do no worries
This was the best thing ever, saved my Bose Headphones! Very Thankful
Thank you for posting this & explaining so well! Just what I needed!
Exactly what I needed. I've just bought a pacman machine by coleco at an antique shop, and I plan to give it to my 2 and half year old niece.
It does an excellent job of cleaning the terminals. However, what else will you be using the now contaminated bottle of vinegar for?
More strictly cleaning corrosion I hope! 😅
Some bomb ass salad dressing? 🤣
You can put some vinegar in a bowl to keep the bottle uncontaminated
Are you dipping the toothbrush in to the vinegar??
Great video!! I bought a old school radio at a goodwill as is outlet for dirt cheep. Batter Corrosion everywhere. I found your video while researching to clean it. Thanks for the info! Im gonna make a video about it and plug your channel!
It worked so well I had the same problem and it was just as bad so I really needed to find a way to fix it and I’m glad it worked
Good video thanks for tips. Question: would Apple Cider Vinegar also be good to use to clean out battery corrosion...? Thanks for your time.
it's the same shit
Just careful with vinegar on circuit boards / pcb
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Tried it on my brain warp game and it actually works. Tip of the hat and a like is coming your way😁
Doing the vinegar cleaning right now on a black light flashlight that sat and the batteries have begun corrosion. I am hoping this will work for it as well as it did for your controller. And thanks!!
I found my old wavebird when I moved into my first house.
I hope I can fix the battery corrosion, thanks for the video
Great. Easy cleaning that worked on my corroded food temperature reader. TY.
Duracell batteries always leak. I've lost some valuable electronics over the years, the culprit, always Duracell batteries. I work in an industry that requires flashlights. When Duracell started running their ads about those who depend on it use Duracell, we use to laugh, we never use them. Now if I purchase something and it comes with Duracell batteries, I toss the Duracell batteries and protect my purchase. Thanks for the video!
You have confirmed something I've been wondering about - thank you. What type of batteries do you recommend?
Yeah, a pair of Duracell seem to have cost me a perfectly good Amazon Fire stick
When you mentioned lemon juice, that did it form me. I had a lemon on my table, put some juice on it and it started bubbling and cleaning the oxidation. Thanks
Thank you kindly
At 4:04 you mention adding extra vinegar to seep into the crevices. Won't extra liquid damage the electronics?
Yes, that’s why you don’t want to let any get on them. Not to mention, running power through wet electronics is a sure fire way to brick them.
I watched a similar video once before but I forgot the exact procedure. Yes, the alcohol also helps evaporate the vinegar residue as well.
Have fun playing Revenge of the Sith. You get to betray your friends, kill kids, get the rest of your limbs cut off, turn into Darth Vader and yell NOOOOOO!😄
Amazing! Just fixed my Zoom handy recorder with this, thanks a million!
Thanks! I thought my Polaroid camera was ruined. Tried this and it works again!
This why you should always avoid alkaline batteries. Use lithium AA or AAA or 9V batteries instead. I have never seen lithium batteries leak.
this was my first time cleaning battery acid thanks! :)
here in canada, electronics are always tested first BEFORE going on the shelf.....shame on goodwill.
Worked like a charm. Thanks!
I think I use to have the same game as a kid! Thanks for the vid
You keep referring to battery "acid" damage. It's alkaline damage, not acid. "acid" is not a misnomer. It's just wrong. You used the right chemical acetic acid - vinegar - to neutralize the base. If it were actually acid damage, you would add an alkali, such as baking soda.
THE HANDSET WAS MY CHILDHOOD, the memories 🥺
Thank youuuu so much. You saved me 60$
So you don't ruin the whole entire bottle the vinegar, you really should pour some of it over into something smaller. It looked as if he was redipping it back into that big jug so then it gets contaminated with the acid residue so it may not be able to be used for something else. But thanks for the tip anyway.
This video just helped me clean an old plug and play Wheel of Fortune game! 😂
Thank you for this video. Helped me out a lot. 😊
Long ago quit buying Costco Kirkland batts because they ALWAYS leak, at least the AA size.
Holy shit this is some serious irony I had the same exact controller with the same problem and I clicked on this video and found this
It worked!! Thank you!
Thank you so much! This is so helpful.😊
Hilarious. I was searching for something to clean 🧼 my Star Wars alarm clock and you’ve got earth Vader LOL 😂
Thanks mate! Just saved my head torch!
Thank you for your tips, you saved made my gbc
Thanks very helpful. Oh and what's the name of that game? It looks cool. I like the older games. 😎
Thanks for telling me I'm cleaning a car right now and the battery got on some parts. But say if it just a part and not a part with wires cant I set the part in a bucket of white vintager?
Great just repaired a expensive sellable radio thanks 👍👍
I will try. But, my flashlight end is corroded to a very, very hard spot. I will return to give feedback, But, if you would speak on that, I'd appreciate it. Thanks, you are helping !
Thank you for the video! It helped me out.
Thank you so much! Worked perfectly!!!
Thanks for the video! Really helped me out!
What use to file the springs if they are rusty?
I love that game! My kids put it in the goodwill box.
Does this work on acid that has been on a long time?
Worked like a charm!
I have a question can you use it for the battery holder in camera
man I remember that plug and play. Thing slapped back in the day
What do you do if - hypothetically - you accidentally knock one or more of the springs loose while cleaning?
“Hypothetically” uh oh
No issues if it hypothetically happens 😂
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Thank you for your video.
Thanks it worked!
This worked!!! Thanks so much!
2:44 to the point
Would this work with an fx lightsaber? I have a vader lightsaber that i found and the bottom was corroded shut so the lid is jammed. How can i get the battery pack out with the lid being corroded shut?
Can you clean a motherboard with vinager?
Thank you sir! I found that hydrogen peroxide is not as stinky as vinegar and just as useful
Thanks!!!! Really works 💯
Thanks for the advice!
Will try on some old flashes from “good will”.
Thanks for the tutorial
Pretty sure that alkaline batteries do not leak acid. Just use CLR to clean corrosion, baking soda solution to neutralize, rinse with water and coat with dielectric grease.
Thanks for the tip
Thanks!
I had that Darth Vader plugnplay as a kid. Good times.
My xbox 360 controller battery kit corroded and most of the inside of the battery compartment that you pull out has this brown type of corrosion. Will the controller still be recoverable or has it hit the shitter
Lolidrawstuff enjoy that’s what I want to know cause I have one that is the same
I HAVE THAT PLUG AND PLAY CONTROLLER!
Nice useful video think you sir
Can you use distilled vinegar? Thanks.
That's what is being used in the video
what happens if you skip the alchohol step?
I use peroxide/water mix and cotton swab
If the vinegar and lemon juice method do not last long enough.. if you have a soldering iron and flux you can resolder the joints, springs, connections using the flux and solder.. in my experience which I have done this quite a lot had a lot of problems with leaking batteries in acid issues.. the fluxing and soldering has worked quite well on many applications..
Of course if you have a spring battery connection you just want to solder the tips that meet up with a battery and the other end of the spring that connects to the power or ground..
Make sure to clean with vinegar or lemon juice.. but I highly suggest the vinegar method, before trying the soldering flux.
I got the rusty wires on my problem and I don’t know anything on that or any stuff. I have a remote a rejecter that got corroded from some AAA batteries I had that I didn’t even know I had in the remote that I just found and I am afraid that it may be to be repaired by going inside the system to fix it because rusty wires, from the corrosion and it’s so bad that it could be damaged inside of the remote and I don’t know how to repair it because I can’t open it up, or fix it 😅😢 I don’t have any idea how to fix it, I just got the batteries out but I don’t know how to fix it and I live in Ohio, a few days I will be going on vacation to Texas and so I will be busy. Plus I’m don’t know how to fix it on my own anyway.
3:20 to 5:00 is what we came for. good video though.
A flashlight i want to recover had battery corrosion and its stuck in there
Omg this game! Hahahah I played it all the time as a kid
For small items that use 2 or 3 cells , ( LED camping lamps ? ) a good way to stop this happening again , is to ditch the HORRID leaky ALKALINE batteries , and solder in a Lithium cell salvaged from the THOUSANDS of disposable vapes discarded on every sidewalk ! .... these NEVER leak , and can be recharged ! , but it is VERY important to not charge them beyond 4.2 Volts , so NEVER connect direct to any 5 Volt USB outlet ! ! ..... ( tried - n - tested ) ........ DAVE™🛑
One contributing factor causing corrosion is that someone replaced one battery. To avoid that, replace all batteries at the same time. The new batteries should be of the same type and brand. Throw out the used batteries in your junk drawer.
what game is that ? :)
I tried this and even used baking soda, but my clock won’t work. It’s an expensive wall clock too 😢
Always take the item apart first if you can 🤦♂️