Battery "cleaning"??!!

[orbital]

@orbital I don't think anyone is disparaging DeoxIT, or saying it isn't a good product. My point was about cleaning batteries, regardless of the product, really. I have never used a solvent of any kind to clean batteries, but like others have mentioned, I may have rubbed the contacts on my jeans, sometime in my lifetime--that's a few more years than I like to think about. ⌛ But I like to think I'm open-minded, and so I ask the question, is this a common practice among many forum members for a significant increase in battery performance or just like, an OCD exploitation for profit?

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There's a question on the intent of this thread,, it's obvious.

I'v mainly use DeoxiT on batteries that were under very high amperage, which had significant oxidation<
Lithium Polymer batteries to be specific.

I see this thread closing, since there have been several on DeoxiT over the years.

 

[aznsx]

There's a question on the intent of this thread,, it's obvious.

You wouldn't perhaps be referring to the dual question marks followed by the dual exclamation marks in the title, would you

 

[aznsx]

Have you ever been told that you have OCD?

Matthew 7:1

"Judge not, that ye be not judged."

 

[letschat7]

I don't read that part of the Bible.

Wouldn't anyone that collects lights have some form of OCD?

 

[KITROBASKIN]

Indeed I have, especially on twisty incandescents, such as Tekna Splash-Lite. Both the bulb contact and the battery contacts. Would I buy the little battery kit... no.

Thanks for your experience related.

 

[aznsx]

Thanks for your experience related.

Don't even get me started. KIS. DeOxit (and specifically D100), is what those of us in the business call:

FM

(it's a special form of magic)

 

[letschat7]

fm means?

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

Matthew 7:1

"Judge not, that ye be not judged."

It was a question, not an accusation. His response lead me to think that he is. As far as judging, read my post, I sympathize with people with mental disorders.

 

[Fuzzywuzzies]

Well this went sideways unexpectedly. It's far too easy to read unintended meanings into things written on the internet; it's all so lacking in the contexts and social cues which we all unconsciously rely on in the real world. No wonder we get so divided these days - there's even an occupational title for the specialists now: 'Troll; person who takes pride in dividing people'.

I read @IMA SOL MAN 's posts as best as I could in the spirit in which they were written - a little light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek, and friendly. Misusing the technical term "OCD", as we all do colloquially, and seeking other friendly folks here on CPF to comment on his find.
I for one have found the on-topic posts as interesting and smile-worthy as the OP, and have learned new things.

I think there's a lot to be said for assuming the best, keeping it simple, and responding in the same spirit.

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For the record, Matthew 7:1 'Don't judge' is in the judicial sense.
Compare with John 7:24: 'Judge with righteous judgment.', which is in the discernment sense.

I think Jesus' words in Matthew 22:37 sum it up: 'You shall love God wth all your being, and then love your fellow man as though he were you'

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

I don't read that part of the Bible.

Wouldn't anyone that collects lights have some form of OCD?

I've been pondering your question, and I think the answer is: maybe. If the collecting is a compulsion that the person cannot control, then with my internet research of about 10 minutes on the subject, I would say it likely is.

 

[letschat7]

I stopped for longer than a decade before.

 

[Dave_H]

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Back to DeoxiT

It's not just a solvent, there is some kind of magic silicone micro-whatever in it, as an emulsion .
You can feel just a bit of slickness to surface cleaned.

Yes, you can use alcohol, sandpaper, turpentine, gas,,~,,
DeoxiT just works very well.

If the product works well and you like it, by all means use it. It might be better in some particular situations. I notice even on button and coin cells, it's necessary to buff them sometimes. This usually happens when the device is not working well, but the cell(s) read good on DMM. A bit of surface oxidation, or oil from fingers or...

Anyway I would avoid anything more than slightly abrasive (steel wool, sandpaper) especially on plated surfaces, and surfaces you can't easily replace e.g. springs.

Dave

 

[Fuzzywuzzies]

A clean strip of newspaper drawn between electrical contacts can work wonders to rejuvenate them in a pinch. I suppose it would do the same for battery contacts.

 

[knucklegary]

A clean strip of newspaper drawn between electrical contacts can work wonders to rejuvenate them in a pinch. I suppose it would do the same for battery contacts.

Back in the day, in a pinch, matchbook covers to clean motor distributor/magneto points, works wonders..

Brain storm!! saturated matchbook with Deoxit🤯

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

Back in the day, in a pinch, matchbook covers to clean motor distributor/magneto points, works wonders..

Brain storm!! saturated matchbook with Deoxit🤯

Remember the days when you got matchbooks free, with advertising printed on them? Now you have to buy them!

 

[Monocrom]

Thankfully alkaline prices haven't reached the point where such a product would be useful for cleaning them. But...... we're slowly getting there.

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

Thankfully alkaline prices haven't reached the point where such a product would be useful for cleaning them. But...... we're slowly getting there.

Yeah, I remember someone on the forum who had been D cell shopping saying that everyone is selling them for about $2/cell. I have a portable radio that takes 6 cells, and my new Maglite takes 4, and I have a couple of boom boxes that take like 4-6, that's getting into some money to keep them all in service!

 

[Torchy the battery boy]

Never used Deoxit, but always clean the terminals on batteries with emery board and isopropyl alcohol. Just about every battery has a thin layer of oxidation on the terminals, some may have picked up a minute film of oil from the manufacturing machinery. Doesn't make any noticeable difference at low current, but makes a huge difference at high current, helping reduce resistsnce at the point of contact.

 

[Monocrom]

Forget financing a vehicle.
Pretty soon, someone will set up shop to help finance batteries.

 

[orbital]

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Just thought,
dielectric grease spray & buff off with paper towel

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