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The new UE Blast may be the first great portable Alexa speaker
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10-20-2017, 11:08 AM | #2598 |
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Amazon's Alexa is starting to own this space. Google was late and lame by comparison.
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10-23-2017, 08:26 AM | #2599 |
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The cheap batteries in 2 of my Amazon device remotes leaked into the remotes. Hopefully DH can clean them up and they will still work. I guess it means I don't use the remotes much. One was for the original Echo, one for the original Fire TV box.
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10-23-2017, 09:52 AM | #2600 | |
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10-23-2017, 10:50 AM | #2601 |
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I've had pretty good luck cleaning up battery leaks by dampening the surface with a little bit of vinegar, and then brushing it with an old toothbrush.
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10-23-2017, 11:23 AM | #2602 |
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Vinegar's good. Another is a paste of water and baking soda. Both will neutralize the acid. May have to clean up the contacts with emery/nailfile, but unless the contacts are completely gone (or the corrosion seeped into the actual printed-circuit board), then there's no reason to suspect it can't be fixed.
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10-23-2017, 11:37 AM | #2603 | |
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I'm curious if vinegar (an acid) will actually neutralize any acid (acid from an alkaline battery??), and if so, how baking soda, an alkaline, could do it too...but admittedly, I was better at physics than chemistry. I'm sure either will do fine cleaning the mess, though. |
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10-23-2017, 11:48 AM | #2604 |
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Sorry. Both will help to remove corrosion. The baking soda will neutralize the acid.
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It good for dipping bread in too.
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10-24-2017, 11:35 AM | #2608 |
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"Alexa, order more bread dipping spices."
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