TOYS - How to Clean Corroded Battery Contacts

[@Kevin11207]

Always nice to see an M&M talk about Trump and the FBI.

[@ukulele-covergirl]

Love it!..... also hope it fixes my radio. Hurricane 🌀 Ian on the way.🌺

[@scottchampion3511]

My Xbox 360 controller had this problem. Probably because I haven’t used it for ages. Thanks to Vince I just managed to get it working again 👍

[@Mymatevince]

Excellent :-)

[@navjotkaur649]

i honestly don't know how but after cleaning the corrosion, my large fairy lights were brighter than ever!

[@GadgetUK164]

Useful tips =D Regards the alkaline / acid thing I've recently thought about this and wondered what the actual benefit of the alkaline is - I've found it helps the clean up work when you use a weak acid (eg. vinegar), but in theory we aren't really neutralising it. The only way to trully get a neutral PH is by balancing precisely the acid against the alkaline, ie. inverse PH values to cancel each other out. But since we don't know the PH and its distributed randomly all over the place its pretty much impossible to actually neutralise it. I suspect as we clean with vinegar we end up with an acid PH level on the board, but the IPA clean up seems to solve that as the contacts / PCB is rinsed off. Maybe acid is easier to clean away than alkaline, or maybe the acid helps clean up the alkaline damage - I suspect the later.

[@ahmidiyasser376]

The acide will react with the alkaline that sittled on the contacts. Resulting in new molecules being formed and disolved into the acid. Which mean the result from the chemical reaction will be a solution and there are no solid lefts on the contact. And that solution can be cleaned using the IPA

[@leematthews612]

You saved my original Gameboy 1st edition. Thanks so much

[@melharkin4962]

Just got my grandparents' 70s clock working again after a very long downtime. Thank you so much!

[@Maxwell-237]

Worked like a charm. My 1999 Pokemon marble shooter works again!

[@TomTheEnglishPicker]

Great video, its an issue I get with wii remotes alot, picking up an American radio station is impressive for such a little radio.

[@marycatherinemachnik9967]

Just fixed an Avon musical snowman! Thank you so much. I thought it was gone forever, but thought hey lets see if this works, and it does! Thank you thank you thank you!

[@zubrismusic]

Thanks mate! Worked perfect for me. Appreciate you taking time to educate others ✌️

[@thaas2895]

Thank you! Saved my mothers old Christmas decoration!

[@Djuntas]

Thanks. Helped my bathroom scale. I figured it was due to orignale battery corrosion, but I think it might actually have been water damage instead somehow. I just used vinegar or whatever its called, 20% stuff and qtip.

[@stacysanders1043]

Thank you so much for this video! I know my repair was minor (a pencil sharpener), but your trick worked! After cleaning the corrosion it still didn't work, so then I applied a little Vaseline as you stated and there ya go....back in business. Thanks again!

[@ruthwhite6780]

The best part of this was bringing back an old toy back to life. I bet loads of people have thrown those away.

[@suebaribass]

Thank you! Your video helped me get an anniversary clock back up and running!

[@phreapersoonlijk]

I was listening to this via headphones. My head hurts ! :D

[@evilmortyc137b4]

One of my wiimotes is corroded, thanks for the tip

[@robertmcknightmusic]

lol literally the reason I'm here

[@reneepaiz9574]

Thank u so very much!!I fixed my nephews fish that blows bubbles he was on cloud 9.

[@TheOrganizedPineapple]

Thank you! Just successfully cleaned a Thomas the Train Car Wash! Extremely happy toddler over here!

[@danduke8733]

@ BSF YESSINA

[@lisablair-rogers2564]

Brilliant! I had a Christmas Santa who hasn’t talked in years. My 20 year old son seemed sad because it was nostalgic. Five minutes of scrubbing with vinegar and it works!

[@abdulm9812]

I've used foil as well before to wrap over a a badly corroded spring. It works well as a temp fix

[@richardanderson5424]

You can put foil on as a quick check but if it works you,ll probably just leave it there. You’ll need to replace the foil every time and the corrosion may get worse so better to do it properly.

[@Louie8888]

Thanks for this I have so many toys that need corrosion clean up!

[@chevyash]

thanks :) i have a lot of collectible clocks and sadly over the years some have gotten terrible corrosion from the batteries

[@Sam_Holt]

The one channel i never thought i'd hear Trumps name mentioned.

[@edwinadan5729]

Politics will always find their way into everything

[@VeggeMight]

orange man bad.

[@pland3845]

#TRUMP2020

[@arfanjhangir8465]

great vid. a car electrician once told me to use boiling water on corroded contacts. never tried it.Maybe you could try it on those bad springs and make a vid on it.

[@SwishGavigan18]

Ye that works to, iv done it loads of times for car batteries and then just clean then up with some sandpaper.

[@jns8393]

Ok on a car battery but wouldn't put boiling water on the springs of a toy

[@shortboypinoy]

M&M radio revived into a politician

[@jackstrange2613]

Huge thank you!! I got a furby and the seller left exploded batteries inside and thanks to this i got it working!!

[@fablanta]

Thanks for a nice simple video. I was wondering though, to stop it rusting, instead of grease, couldn't you just solder over the terminal?

[@denisekruelle5195]

Thanks for this...you just saved me from having to run out and buy a new wireless doorbell! Worked a charm!

[@sugisugi2145]

Thanks for the tips mate. I followed the steps to clean my carpark door remote control and it’s working again. Brilliant.

[@SuperLuigiGuy64]

Thanks m8, with this knowledge I'll use it to save some toys. 😛👍🏼

[@Kristina-tl1th]

Thank you SO much for the valuable info!! I pulled the rusty spring out and used tin foil as you suggested, and it worked! Yay!!

[@CCela1608]

Thank you for this simple trick! I got a kids fish bowl that projects lights and plays a sweet song, and it didn't work with fresh batteries but got it to work!

[@CLC-1000]

Nice. Always wanted to know how to do this. Thanks Vince.

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks :-)

[@CLC-1000]

@@Mymatevince You're welcome.

[@destinyholbrook452]

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[@jusb1066]

cillit bang works great at dissolving this corrosion

[@ilozeet]

In the late 90s I. can see this being an upgrade, A JML. products that you see sold in Robert Dyer's. but the amount of effort and prep you put into it why wouldn't you unscrew it and just solder on a new contact?

[@Chamberx67]

I have an apple magic mouse that had batteries explode in. I should try this. It currently works intermittently. I wonder if I can revive it! You've given me hope!

[@Mrskess]

Do you have a video how to clean up brown rust in the battery compartment ? And how to replace the spring?

[@tylerwatkins483]

Hey Vince. You should buy a thermal camera for your phone. That way you can tell if a chip of something you’re trying to fix has gone bust or not

[@cokguzeladam]

K.

[@husidnsoosicucyt]

Hey my mate Vince I have a question I only had my Nintendo switch for about 2 weeks now is there any cheap joy cons for sale that you know of BTW I live In United States

[@husidnsoosicucyt]

Thanks!!! Been looking for a video like this

[@seekertosecrets7618]

Yeah, it worked for me. Had to clean underneath the contact to where the soder was placed. Unfortunately, the corrosion broke the connection with the wire. The good news is that I can replace that soder with some new soder now. So that's one mini project I would put on my list!

[@frankhovis]

You should probably just make people aware that the fibreglass pens produce a fair bit of dust and broken fibres of glass. Best not to breath in that dust, and be careful of the broken fibres that get on your desk - they are very very fine and sharp and will stick in your skin almost without you knowing they are there until you catch the end of them and notice its stuck in you! Other than that, they are very useful little things to have.

[@MrJozza65]

Handy tip for fibreglass abrasive pens; if you twist the top to adjust the length of the fibre brush, the shorter the brush is, the more abrasive it's action will be.

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks for the advice :-)

[@Ihavetruth22]

Video has a FLAW. After using Vinegar YOU HAVE TO NEUTRALIZE WITH BAKING SODA and WATER or will RUST again.

[@joeblough261]

Hi...thanks for this video. I just found that a bunch of Super Heavy Duty batteries that leaked inside my wife's electronic/flameless candles. There is acid everywhere! Can I do same thing for these as for alkaline?

[@donnahobson9263]

Thanks for the video. I like your accent, especially how you pronounce H hach.

[@cruikshank]

Can I use dielectric grease in place of the silicone grease? Thanks for this video. Fixing a talking GI-Joe as we speak.

[@nancyderose9863]

Thank you for this post. I pulled out some fairy lights for Halloween and need to use the vinegar to get them to work..So simple and quick..

[@MsBaztastic]

I did the vinegar, scrape, sanding and vaseline method. No bueno. However, one tiny single fold of aluminum over the back and front of the contact resolved the problem!

[@RedVRCC]

My friend managed to snip the spring wire thing and solder a new contact back on.

[@zeewolf1116]

Cool little tips video..

[@nickdetoronto6776]

Cheers mate! Brilliant! This is a great informative clear video. Thank you so much!!!

[@iffatarahassan3445]

That thumbnail killed me!

[@TechNerd22]

thanks! got a ps2 and the dvd controller had 14 year old rayovac aaas, and one of them were leaking and the controller was broken. this repaired it.

[@kimberlyk1876]

Thank you

[@denise3808]

Fab fixed my wreath lights on minutes ! Asked a man naaaa didn’t even Give it a second thought it’s ok I will sort it lol . Ty

[@ebizzychris1780]

What are the replacements springs called? I cant seem to find them on ebay

[@maxxhamilton6616]

Perfect! Exactly what I needed! Thank you :D

[@dragostinivanov377]

Thanks for the vid. I got my childhood Furby from probably ten years ago to work again (:

[@6155ish]

It worked, thank you!!!!

[@roscopeco2000]

I just replace them , very cheap and easy just to replace

[@aydan_r1332]

Baking soda and water work well to

[@topouzidd]

Aydan Ritenour Baking soda with water is alkaline and does exactly the opposite of what we want to do. We want to neutralize the alkaline substance that started the corrosion by putting acid to react and convert to water and salt (then clear the humidity or wash with IPA because salt and water also make things corrode). The reason why you’re able to clean your contacts with soda+water is because soda is abrasive and acts as a fine sandpaper. It will clean the existing rust but it will not stop the rusting procedure, so it will rust again quicker than if you used vinegar in the first place.

[@bobsoft]

Aydan Ritenour For an Acid not for an Alkaline

[@erics423]

Thanks for your help "you just saved my life" my 12 year old will be happy now with his toys :>

[@mgoddette1]

The aluminum foil worked for me. Thanks! My daughter says yaaaay!

[@seanscaddan8608]

I will take a look on KZbin maybe some one out there fixed one

[@chuckstrains7604]

does it damage the plastic? I went to open a pack of corroded batteries without realizing the AA batteries had white powder on them near or in the direction of one of my model trains and I just wanted to make sure it wouldn't mess up the plastic or paint.

[@susanjones6586]

Just resurrected my son's Toy Story Buzz and Woody for the grand sons! Thank you

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

Firstly what has been attacking your fingers and secondly Firefox f7 holy mother I had that game back in the day and my cousins came to visit and broke it.

[@Mymatevince]

Haha, I am in the process of repairing my fridge (future fix it video) and my hands got in a fight with the Fridge Evaporator!!!!! it is like a 100 sharp razor blades!!! Yes the Grandstand Firefox.....hopefully that will be another fix it video :-)

[@webfischi]

Great tipp with this silicon grease 👍

[@Cameron-ko3pu]

1 person yay

[@woodroemitchell2848]

not quite

[@BrunoS4]

White vinegar worked like a charm! Thanks!

[@IBrianrish]

Nice one ole chap ;)

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you :-)

[@IBrianrish]

@@Mymatevince Your Welcome

[@SGames_1]

this is better than school

[@avin-uke]

Thanks very much. I spend 2 hours on my semi acoustic guitar pickup not working. Cleaned/re-assembled the pickup circuit, but nothing worked. Before taking my guitar to a guitar shop for repair, I thought I would try your solution (my guitar pickup battery case terminal was slightly corroded) as a final attempt. And yay, because of your video, my guitar pickup is back to life. Thanks again.

[@woodroemitchell2848]

first

[@nikko7507]

Excellent this will help me restore my Hornet RC car

[@stuarthatton1973]

thanks for this , my camping light is now back working

[@truthfilter]

Hi Vince any idea how to fix a constantly flickering screen and white Halo on my Samsung Galaxy Tab E ?

[@bkmc0340]

I know you posted 2 years ago! BUT HEY 👋🏼 you just helped me clean the battery corrosion to my $300 camera flash. Thank you!!!! Very expensive mistake on my part. Thank you again! 📸

[@superluigiodyssey1337]

Wow

[@Okoicha90]

I just found your video and thank you so much. My daughter's coco melon ride along bus stop working even with replacing the batteries. I got it working thanks to the Q-tip and white ginger technique. You are awesome! 😃

[@mudduyt4881]

Thanks mate it was the best solution no timepass these are real useful tricks

[@crowarmbrust1903]

Will it be the same method if the "corrosion" in the terminal is like molds? (green colored instead of rust)

[@rubylioness727]

Thank you so much! I just fixed my little battery operated twinkle lights!!! I’m so excited

[@annierob2004]

Can't thank you enough. Used these instructions to clean up a little Casio electronic keyboard that's about 35 years old. It worked a treat and is now fully functioning again. Just need to wait for the smell of vinegar to dissipate! 😂

[@barna1299]

Hi, would Apple Cider Vinegar also work to clean out the battery corrosion...? Thanks for your time.

[@__FloweRy_]

I brought a used tamagotchi with signs of corrosion damage and some brown yucky rust gunk. I'm using your method (as I'm typing this) to fix and clean it. I sure hope this works!

[@jolynnjarvis4963]

Thanks for the helpful video! Was curious, if the plating has been accidentally scraped away is there anyway to replace plating? I have a little LED Christmas globe that lights up. I changed the batteries and clumsily scraped away the corrosion I discovered and then realized I had scraped away the contact plating. Is it a goner or can I fix this? Thanks

[@seanscaddan8608]

I am trying too fix donkey on the game watch got any tips. I opened it up no sound wire off the speaker and top screen not working

[@Mymatevince]

Sorry, I have never taken one apart...yet :-)

[@phayvartown5867]

Thank you so much. You've saved my miniature yule log fireplace just in time for Christmas

[@anne-marieburnslunn4173]

You are a life saver! I've seen so many videos that don't work or are all about dismantling everything. I lost items and others left them as a Teddy through not being able to fix them. With some very upset faces. Today I am a super mum... I fixed a toy for a change!! Now I have a cue of long dead stuffed friends and toy cars to bring back to life... Thank you so much for your content!!

[@ravenhawk724]

Can you instruct us on more home remedies such as how to get rid of mold ?

[@johnmorgan7902]

brilliant thanks Vince saved a new clock

[@megansavage7152]

I use sandpaper

[@patches53]

Thank you so much for posting this video. I just got a badly corroded Ion Copy Cat Handheld Document Scanner working again after I don’t know how many years. It was my dad’s and he passed away over two years ago. I don’t know how many years it’s been since it hadn’t worked.

[@seanleach78]

Thank you for a really useful video. I used an electric toothbrush dipped in vinegar because I had no Qtips. Worked a treat

[@anthonyrobertson1787]

👍

[@jomig817]

Thank you so much. My camera flash has not been turning on even with new batteries. This video fixed my problem