After the Flood - Clean Your Battery Terminals!

[PaulB]

Or better yet-- clean MY battery terminals!

Just thought this would be a good thread title for New Members to notice, as it was quite a discovery for this (only sort of new) member. My Joye 501 gear is now about 6 weeks old. I haven't blown an atty yet, although I do seem to have dropped or misplaced one of my original quartet of batteries. Anyway...

Over the last few days, I was noticing a real drop-off in performance and REALLY frequent atomizer flooding. Was wondering if it might be because I've lately begun dripping, but no: even after thorough clean-out my attys and using a cart would be back to gurgling like a Spike Jones record (for you REAL old-timers) in a heartbeat. I got to wondering, could it be an electricity problem? My batteries were charging OK and their connectors didn't really look dirty. Still, I figured no harm in giving all three a good wipe and dry with an alcohol-moistened paper towel. Lo & Behold--back to normal pleasure, just like that. Not a gurgle in hours!

(But I suspect everybody else already knew that...)

 

[Rosa]

Thank for the info! (every little bit helps.) I wish I could get a CD that just sounded like the popping noise that you hear on a vinyl record. such a soothing sound.

 

[sooprvylyn]

I noticed that after refilling several cartos the extra juice gummed up my battery threads and holes really bad. I found that you can swish the terminal end around in rubbing alcohol a bunch and it really cleans it out very well. Doesnt seem to matter if the battery has a charge or not, hasnt dammaged one yet.

 

[AtomPunk]

I use a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl alocohol to clean my battery terminals every couple of days. I had one tonight that wasn't even making a connection after I flooded the atty. Even if it looks clean, I still get some crap out of there.