Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-30049823-20200203190207/@comment-27306930-20200301050501

Rskm1 wrote:

... I picked this one up on ebay. It's non-operational (looks like more Duracell leavings in the battery box)... at the moment... I found a GREAT solution for corroded contacts and exploded batteries. And when I say "solution", I literally mean it 😉 All you need is a teaspoon of white vinegar, a teaspoon of rubbing alcohol, a couple Q-tip cotton swabs, and a Kleenex tissue.

Dip a Q-tip in some white vinegar and dab in on all the corroded metal and white flaky battery electrolyte crud. It will sizzle and froth for a few seconds. Be generous without flooding the internals.

After it's done hissing and frothing, dip another Q-tip in rubbing alcohol and wipe it down again. Remember, you're trying to clean the internals, not flood them.

Then use a tissue to soak up all the liquid and dry the metal and plastic parts. Sometimes I wipe it down a second time with rubbing alcohol and dry it again.

Often times this procedure is so effective that it will completely restore the battery compartment and electrical contacts. You won't even be able to tell that a battery ever exploded in it.

And in those rare cases where the damage is extensive, this will at least get your blaster running again. It might not look pretty inside, but it'll function. I'm sure there's a deeper analogy to teenage daughters hiding in there somewhere, but I'm not a licensed psychotherapist 😜