digital camera corrosion on battery contacts

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rokrok
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
well, the thread title says it all... bad, cheap f'n batteries leaked inside my digital camera. didn't hurt the unit, but the contacts are now corroded, and have a hell of a time determining if there are charged batteries in the chamber.



is there any way to clean the contacts? i have heard old wives' tales about lemon juice working well, though i can't see how MORE acid would help. or do i just have to bring it in to a shop for service?



any help would be appreciated.

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    try using some high percent alcohol; aka just something strong. after all it's still metal.
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    altivec_2.0altivec_2.0 Posts: 995member
    I just use stealwool. Works perfect. Then just wipe them off with a soft rag.
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  • Reply 3 of 5
    rokrok Posts: 3,519member
    i may try the alcohol treatment... re: the steel wool, someone suggested that, too, but the contacts that were corroded are deep inside the unit (i.e. the only way to get to them is with a q-tip or other such device).



    damn, the money i saved on batteries is coming back to haunt me...
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  • Reply 4 of 5
    ebbyebby Posts: 3,110member
    I use Track cleaner (for model train sets) from a nearby hobbie store. Works great. Probably what the camera repaip shop uses.
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    kwondokwondo Posts: 217member
    There is always the good'o Coca Cola.



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