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Battery Corrosion - Argozyy - 02-24-2021
Around last Christmas I ordered a massive Tomy Thomas and Friends lot and got 4-5 trains from it and around 2-3 actually worked. When I took the battery covers off I noticed a ton of corrosion in the battery compartment and was wondering if anyone knew possibly how to fix or get rid of the corrosion
RE: Battery Corrosion - chrisjo - 02-24-2021
If you Google "how to remove battery corrosion" you'll get about 16,000,000 results. Most of the top ones appear to involve vinegar/lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda. I prefer to use these in combination with a fine wire brush followed by a glassfibre eraser pen.
RE: Battery Corrosion - FfarquharDeveloper - 02-24-2021
There's also a thread on here in the Modification Guide with a video on how to remove Battery Corrosion easily if that helps.
RE: Battery Corrosion - Super - 02-25-2021
In addition to the suggestions above, the YouTuber 'Custom Trackmasters' has many videos of his repairing battery corrosion.
Custom Trackmasters
@Chrisjo
What is this " glassfibre eraser pen ", and what is it used for? I have not heard of this.
RE: Battery Corrosion - chrisjo - 02-25-2021
(02-25-2021, 03:04 AM)Super Wrote: What is this " glassfibre eraser pen ", and what is it used for? I have not heard of this.I originally came across these in the days before computer plotters when geological maps and charts were drawn by hand with a Rotring ink pen on Mylar (polyester) film. The glass fibre eraser pen was used for - erasing. However they are still going strong, for example:
RE: Battery Corrosion - Super - 02-25-2021
In my Drafting days we had battery operated erasers that did have different grades of replaceable eraser sticks that would work on paper or mylar but I haven't heard the term, Glass Fibre eraser before, in fact I can't seem to find out much about them here in the States. Could that just be a term you call them in the UK? If I remember correctly the replaceable eraser sticks back then were about 6" long.
RE: Battery Corrosion - chrisjo - 02-25-2021
Try "fiberglass scratch brush".
RE: Battery Corrosion - Super - 02-26-2021
Thanks Dr Chris
Wasn't what I was expecting as I kept thinking of an eraser. I had seen the ones that have the steel and brass wire in them but had not known about the nylon and fiberglass ones.
Scratch Brush Pen Set