The one 8,405 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I bought some boxes and collars off a guy packing in , but he left the batterys in the collars at best turned then round and they leaked covering the caps with a white coloured powered and they didnt work . I put my caps on them and they work ?. How come doesn't the cap just hold the battery's in place all the workings are in the bottom in the resin ??? 1 Quote Link to post
TOMO 25,154 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 No mate,, the cap makes a contact,,, so when you clean the little copper pimple thing in the resin,,,it's equally important to clean the cap,,,,get something thin and sharp and clean the bottom of the caps up,,,and get rid of that white stuff Quote Link to post
mhopton 807 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Lime scale remover is best for dry battery acid or seep it over night in some coca cola 2 Quote Link to post
WhiteRabbit 112 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hopton beat me to it. The many uses of coca cola Let us know how you get on White Quote Link to post
mhopton 807 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Sorry mate lol Quote Link to post
The one 8,405 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Cheers i sprayed it with wd-40 before i went out today but i will soak it in coca cola Quote Link to post
NELS0N 457 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I bought some boxes and collars off a guy packing in , but he left the batterys in the collars at best turned then round and they leaked covering the caps with a white coloured powered and they didnt work . I put my caps on them and they work ?. How come doesn't the cap just hold the battery's in place all the workings are in the bottom in the resin ??? The cap the outside of the barrel and the copper cap are all part of the circuit, if the solder on the outside is showing a little then moisture and dirt over time can oxidise the metal and stop the collars working, if you tighten your collars too much then you can break the tiny.........and i mean TINY wire thats soldered to the copper cap in the resin. Quote Link to post
The one 8,405 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Cheers i bought a new cap only £4 but one of mines must of had a bash as the top battery sticks in it so when i get this one cleaned i will replace that one Quote Link to post
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