Poor Wavewird, battery leak disaster. Will it work again?

Printed Circuit Board.


Btw stay away from steel wool. Why ? It will leave small bits of steel all over the electronic components and that will obviously cause short circuits.

 

Well, I opened the Wavebird and is a very complex piece of machinery! Very sexy...

But I'm a bit disappointed, as one of the metal pieces cannot be de-attached, and therefore I cannot properly clean...

Also, would W40 be a good substitute for sewing machine oir? Or maybe olive oil? I'd like to avoid having to buy a bottle of something I probably won't use again

 

Don't use WD40, it will attract gunk later. Olive oil is probably acceptable but I'd be worried about spoilage.

 

WD40 works fine. You arent leaving loads of it anyway - it was suggested to rub it in and basically remove it all. Not leave loads of it on the contacts.

WD40 is often used for repairing mobile phones that have water damage (WD40 will displace the water and is non conductive)

 

Can't see WD40 being all that bad, it's not like it's a fan! (I once used WD40 on a poweredge 6350 fan... Yeah, guess I won't ever be doing that again!)

 

As long as it has been removed it is fine. Typically people I see using it spray half a can and leave it there with predictable results.

 

I will be using a q-tip with just a little bit on it

 

Any oil will add resistance to the contacts soaked into the rusty part of the metal. It will "color" in the rust by preserving it but cause a drop in conductivity. Best to stick with Alcohol or Electrical Contact Cleaner using the QTip idea to keep the runoff in check. The metal contacts really don't look too bad, a little scrapping with a small jewelers screwdriver or small wire brush can also help. Follow with cleaning of the alcohol on the QTip.