In a message dated 1/22/06 1:12:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM writes:
> No sign of a cracked battery. The "powder" looks more like fire place ash, > but as it laid on the > bottom of the battery box, it was absolutely flat, as if it was the sediment > from a > once-upon-a-time liquid. M > > theres your answer, malcolm. . its crystallized battery acid. vacuum it outta there ASAP and clean thoroughly and repaint box if necessary. chris |
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