{"id":19985,"date":"2024-04-16T20:29:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T03:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rustybolt.info\/wordpress\/?p=19985"},"modified":"2024-04-16T20:38:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T03:38:18","slug":"2024-04-16-white-vinegar-isnt-neutralizing-nicad-electrolyte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rustybolt.info\/wordpress\/?p=19985","title":{"rendered":"2024-04-16 White Vinegar Isn&#8217;t Neutralizing NiCad Electrolyte"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I put white vinegar on the areas where the NiCad juice turned the PCB green, and it didn&#8217;t seem to do anything.\u00a0 So after awhile I washed it off with plain tapwater.\u00a0 I used a soft brush and a lot of the green coating washed off.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not in very good shape.\u00a0 I&#8217;m wondering if I should try baking soda.\u00a0 I know that baking soda is alkaline and it&#8217;s not supposed to neutralize NiCd electrolyte because it&#8217;s also alkaline.\u00a0 But there are numerous 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