Cleaning triton batteries

[Saundhaus]

I just happen to notice that I'm getting some gunk buildup in the batteries. Not a whole lot but it's a discoloration from the juice down deep where the battery screws in. How are you guys removing this? I'm trying alcohol and Q-tips but it doesn't seem to get down deep enough.


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[FallenRawToast]

some people use a straw from a fast food place, others a toothpick they shave down a bit. I use a tiny sewing needle to push around a bit of alcohol soaked cotton (after making sure i have turned the battery off with the required 5-7 quick pushes of the button).

 

[absoluttalent]

I have tried toothpicks without shaving them, but otherwise I dab some 99.7% alcohol in there and run a long pin around it to pull off the major gunk. Then I have a softbristle childrens toothbrush (winnie the pooh ) that I use to scrub the remains

 

[Evie Luv]

I use a Clorox clean up wipe with a flat pointed Floss pick then I wipe the outer threads and the entire surface of the battery.


I clean every time before putting it on the charger.

 

[DaveOno]

I do the drinking straw and a paper towel. It takes a while to find the right straw to get into the moat, but it's out there. And I try to clean every time it goes on the charger.

And don't forget to clean the charger and its threads every so often.

 

[AngiBe]

I found some cool tapered pointed Q-tips with long wooden handles on Amazon that are for gun cleaning I guess and they work very well getting into small, tight areas on mods with 99.7% alcohol I also got on Amazon.

 

[wheezal]

I use a Clorox clean up wipe with a flat pointed Floss pick then I wipe the outer threads and the entire surface of the battery.
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I clean every time before putting it on the charger.

thats just how i clean my eyeballs and ears! they are skueeky clean once the bleeding stops.

 

[jwbnyc]

Don't forget to run a pin through the teeny air holes located on the battery connection collar, especially if you are noticing a harder draw.

 

[Evie Luv]

Don't forget to run a pin through the teeny air holes located on the battery connection collar, especially if you are noticing a harder draw.

Excellent advice Jwbnyc, I always forget about those 2 air holes.

 

[GreenLeaf]

Paper towel twisted to a point, dipped in ISO alcohol.

Stick it in the "moat", hold down with your thumb, twist the battery 360 degrees. Paper towel should come out with a greenish tinge.

 

[ckhk3]

Same issue here, I actually have some dried gunk in the crevasse. My question is, Can I actually clean out liquid stuck in the battery by dipping the connection part directly into a bowl of water and then letting it dry out before use?

 

[DaveOno]

I don't think just dipping it will clean it very well. And I certainly wouldn't risk it. With anything electronic, approach it with a damp cloth or paper towel. Maybe a better solvent is isopropyl alcohol. It will dry quicker. I get all of my gunk out of the moat with a damp (water) paper towel and the right sized drinking straw. I have cut a few notches in the end of the straw to give it a little bite.

The circuit board always has current running through it(albeit a very small amount). The "five click" only prevents it from firing.