Cleaning Battery Corrosion From Camera
Equipment
By Bryce Bertola
A corroded AA battery found inside a nikon SB-25 flash
I recently acquired a Nikon SB-25 flash that wasn’t working. According to the previous
owner, it has sat on a shelf for over a years and it hadn’t worked when they tried to use it a
few weeks ago. I opened up the battery cover to see if it just needed fresh batteries and I was
greeted with 4 badly corroded batteries. After removing the batteries and exchanging them
with fresh ones, the flash was still not powering up. The corrosion had spread to the metal
contact points and made the flash unusable. Fortunately, corrosion caused by battery acid can
be dissolved using vinegar, and that would most likely fix the problem.
What You Need
To clean battery corrosion, you will need vinegar and Q-tips
In order to clean the corrosion off your sensitive equipment you will need the following:
Vinegar – You can use any regular household variety
Q-Tips – Used to apply the vinegar to terminals and hard-to-reach spots
Gloves – Battery acid can cause skin irritation (As I learned later) and so you should
always wear gloves when dealing with it
How to Clean Battery Corrosion From Your Equipment