The battery compartment of an electronic device with extreme case of alkaline battery corrosion (LR6/AA/15A).
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Maurice Savage / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
T4CMCXFile size:
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4697 x 3131 px | 39.8 x 26.5 cm | 15.7 x 10.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
25 February 2019Location:
London, UKMore information:
This device had been left unused in a cupboard for many years (10+ years). Corrosion on the terminals is due to hydrogen gas being released from the acid in the battery. It mixes with other things in the atmosphere under the hood and produces the corrosion you see on the terminals.