Some weird stuff grew off my battery?

Zenphic · 8th Oct 2008, 07:18 AM

Anybody know what that powdery white stuff is? My dad said that acid came out of the battery and got oxidized.

The_YongGrand · 8th Oct 2008, 09:33 AM

I think it's crystals of battery acid. Better not inhale on it, cover your nose and dispose them quickly!

Adrian Wong · 8th Oct 2008, 04:31 PM

If that's an alkaline battery then that should be crystalized potassium hydroxide (alkaline).

Orpheous · 8th Oct 2008, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

If that's an alkaline battery then that should be crystalized potassium hydroxide (alkaline).

"Symptoms from swallowing potassium hydroxide include:

* Abdominal pain - severe
* Breathing difficulties due to the throat swelling shut
* Burns in the mouth and throat
* Collapse
* Diarrhea
* Mouth pain - severe
* Rapid drop in blood pressure
* Throat pain - severe

Symptoms from getting potassium hydroxide on the skin or in the eyes include:

* Burning
* Severe pain
* Vision loss

Exerpt from article at: nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002482.htm

Please handle with care!

"When not using the battery store it in a dry place between the temperatures of -20oC and +35oC. This prevents leakage, rust and decreased battery performance and service life"

Full article: supreme-battery.com/index.php?page=alkaline-safety-tips

P.S. Sorry for the shortened links, I can't post URL's until I have 5+ posts :/

The_YongGrand · 8th Oct 2008, 05:30 PM

Wow... that's scary!

I really need to handle a probably half-broken IKEA clock with these leaking batteries!

First thing first, I need to cover my nose and mouth!

Adrian Wong · 8th Oct 2008, 05:45 PM

Well, those are the side effects of swallowing a significant amount of it!

Orpheous · 8th Oct 2008, 06:20 PM

But please don't eat any AA's to seee how many it takes until you go blind and make a mes in the back of your pants!

The_YongGrand · 8th Oct 2008, 08:39 PM

Talking about 'consuming' batteries, I found out a funny parody of Stephen Chow's Six Million Dollar Man movie. That movie talked about a spoiled young guy being blasted into a gadjillion pieces, and then a crazy scientist rebuilt his body.

When the protagonist need to get used to his bionic body, he had to need electricity. Then came the professor offering him a polystyrene rice box ('fan hup' in cantonese) with full of AA and D batteries! I can't help but LOL'ed on that!

zy · 8th Oct 2008, 09:35 PM

somehow.. alkaline batteries arent build for clocks,,, lol

Zenphic · 9th Oct 2008, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

If that's an alkaline battery then that should be crystalized potassium hydroxide (alkaline).

Yeah, it's an alkaline battery. Potassium hydroxide eh? Will it explode if I throw it in water? lol

8th Oct 2008, 07:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
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The_YongGrand Super Active Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,280 Reputation: 852 Rep Power: 14	Wow... that's scary! I really need to handle a probably half-broken IKEA clock with these leaking batteries! First thing first, I need to cover my nose and mouth! __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E7200, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Gigabyte 945GCMX-S2, Sapphire ATi Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 2nd pc under construction! Wolfdale baby!

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Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my BenQ Joybook 7000 notebook! Posts: 29,939 Reputation: 2958 Rep Power: 65	Well, those are the side effects of swallowing a significant amount of it! __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

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Orpheous Newbie Join Date: 7 Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 22 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	But please don't eat any AA's to seee how many it takes until you go blind and make a mes in the back of your pants!

8th Oct 2008, 08:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Super Active Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,280 Reputation: 852 Rep Power: 14	Talking about 'consuming' batteries, I found out a funny parody of Stephen Chow's Six Million Dollar Man movie. That movie talked about a spoiled young guy being blasted into a gadjillion pieces, and then a crazy scientist rebuilt his body. When the protagonist need to get used to his bionic body, he had to need electricity. Then came the professor offering him a polystyrene rice box ('fan hup' in cantonese) with full of AA and D batteries! I can't help but LOL'ed on that! __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E7200, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Gigabyte 945GCMX-S2, Sapphire ATi Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 2nd pc under construction! Wolfdale baby!

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