I have an old RadioShack handheld CB I use with a BNC-to-PL259 adapter going to a mag mount antenna attached to the windowsill of my bedroom window to listen to Superbowl 6 when I'm too lazy to go out and sit in my car.
This little radio works great but if you let it sit longer than 3 days almost every time the batteries in it corrode and it looks like I'm trying to make my own Miracle-Gro powder.
The other day I spend almost 45 minutes with a wire brush scrubbing all the corrosion off the contacts in the battery back just so it would make good enough contact for the radio to turn on.
I tried using rechargable batteries in it but those do not have enough power for the radio if I try to transmit with them.
Is there something I can do to prevent the corrosion or should I just remove the battery back when the radio is not in use? Or is there possibly another underlying cause??
This little radio works great but if you let it sit longer than 3 days almost every time the batteries in it corrode and it looks like I'm trying to make my own Miracle-Gro powder.
The other day I spend almost 45 minutes with a wire brush scrubbing all the corrosion off the contacts in the battery back just so it would make good enough contact for the radio to turn on.
I tried using rechargable batteries in it but those do not have enough power for the radio if I try to transmit with them.
Is there something I can do to prevent the corrosion or should I just remove the battery back when the radio is not in use? Or is there possibly another underlying cause??
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