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   Peter Drake (peterdrake@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Sep-2025 13:23:39 JST Peter Drake

   If you're storing anything battery-powered (flashlight, radio, etc.) as part of your emergency supplies, don't store it with alkaline batteries inside. When they inevitably leak, they'll damage or destroy the device. Much better to rubber-band them to the outside.

   #preparedness #storage #batteries

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     MBelcher (belcher@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Monday, 22-Sep-2025 13:57:57 JST MBelcher

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     @peterdrake
     Damage done by leaky alkaline batteries *may* be repairable if it only leaked on the battery contacts.

     Get some q-tips and vinegar (I have some industrial strength white vinegar that I use for this) and use them to gently clean off the alkaline leakage. You’ll see/hear it bubble when the vinegar mixes with it.