Also posted on eevblog where most of the multimeter people hang out, but I want to get more opinions and suggestions from people here.
I bought this used Fluke 187 off ebay. Opening up the battery compartment reveals some past battery leakage/corrosion. The supplied batteries are not leaking and are Duracell Procell with expiry date 2017.
I have read about using baking soda and vinegar to neutralize the corrosion as per
http://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginne...ked-batteries/
So I applied the mix using a q-tip, but as you can see, there is still corrosion (the two middle cell holders)? Is it just a matter of applying more of the mix over and over again? Ideally, I would like to "soak" the entire back case overnight, but I'm afraid of damaging or staining the case.
I don't *think* the main pcb was affected by the corrosion due to the design of the back plastic casing. I can't detect any corrison on the main board. All the rotary functions seem to work correctly.
I want to make sure there are no long term problems as I expect this multimeter to last a long time. I will be using nimh batteries for this Fluke 187.
Suggestions are welcome.
I bought this used Fluke 187 off ebay. Opening up the battery compartment reveals some past battery leakage/corrosion. The supplied batteries are not leaking and are Duracell Procell with expiry date 2017.
I have read about using baking soda and vinegar to neutralize the corrosion as per
http://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginne...ked-batteries/
So I applied the mix using a q-tip, but as you can see, there is still corrosion (the two middle cell holders)? Is it just a matter of applying more of the mix over and over again? Ideally, I would like to "soak" the entire back case overnight, but I'm afraid of damaging or staining the case.
I don't *think* the main pcb was affected by the corrosion due to the design of the back plastic casing. I can't detect any corrison on the main board. All the rotary functions seem to work correctly.
I want to make sure there are no long term problems as I expect this multimeter to last a long time. I will be using nimh batteries for this Fluke 187.
Suggestions are welcome.
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