Put a bit of vinegar (it neutralizes the acid) on a cotton swab, mop around, let it dry and then you can use it. Depending on how it was laying, the acid probably leaked onto the board. You can scrape the corrosion off the contacts and put in new batteries. But if it still doesn't work, just chuck it in the fuckit bucket. CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens will let you recycle rechargeable batteries at no cost. You can also take your rechargeable batteries to retailers such as Best Buy, Lowe’s, and Home Depot for It’s an alkaline battery I’m assuming since it’s a AA. Alkaline batteries won’t have an “acid” as they have an alkaline electrolyte and not an acidic electrolyte. You’d use an acid like vinegar to clean leaky AA batteries for sure. Sorry if that sounded confusing. My 2 week old son is slowly killing me via sleep deprivation. As alkaline batteries age or discharge, the chemistry of the battery changes. One byproduct of this chemical change is hydrogen gas. The excess gas causes a pressure build up inside the battery which can eventually rupture the battery seal and potassium hydroxide will leak out. Part 2: How to prevent battery leakage Rechargeable battery. A battery bank used for an uninterruptible power supply in a data center. A rechargeable lithium polymer mobile phone battery. A common consumer battery charger for rechargeable AA and AAA batteries. A rechargeable battery, storage battery, or secondary cell (formally a type of energy accumulator ), is a type of electrical Take a cotton swab or a corner of your cleaning cloth and barely moisten it with the vinegar. Swab it gently over all the visible battery corrosion. You'll see a bit of fizz happening, which is the acidic vinegar reacting with the alkaline battery corrosion. After it dies away, wipe the corrosion again with the dry cloth. A battery (storage cell) is a galvanic cell (or a series of galvanic cells) that contains all the reactants needed to produce electricity. In contrast, a fuel cell is a galvanic cell that requires a constant external supply of one or more reactants to generate electricity. In this section, we describe the chemistry behind some of the more A leaking battery is generally one in which the seals have been breached. Any breach allows both hydrogen and potassium hydroxide – the liquid electrolyte – to escape. There are occasions when a battery's case will actually corrode to the point of being breached. This occurs from the inside out, so there is no way to know the case is Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) battery: These rechargable batteries come in AA, AAA, 9 volt and D cells. They’re used in digital cameras and other devices that drain power quickly. Small Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) Battery: These rechargeable batteries are often used in large items like motor vehicles and lawn mowers. No, nickel metal hydride batteries are not lithium. The cells of lithium are small and lightweight in comparison to cells of NiMH battery because lithium batteries have higher energy density. The average energy density of lithium cells is above 160wh/kg, while NiMH cells' average is only 40-70wh/kg. Under the same volume, lithium batteries can hxFA.