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Posted: Nov 03 2010 10:11 pm

So I have a Wiimote and apparently the batteries expired, despite saying they're good until 2015, and the remote won't work. There's some white powdery stuff in the battery case. Is there anything I can do to clean/fix it?

Posted: Nov 03 2010 10:47 pm

You need baking soda, mix into a paste using water.

use a small brush, a kids toothbrush, brush the mix onto the contacts and scrub the corrosion off.

rinse with a good 90% isopropryl alcohol. Do not use "rubbing alcohol", it contains oil.

Also the alcohol will flash off and not leave a residue. Alcohol will not damage the plastic.

Did this for my 360 remote and it worked, thanks Yahoo Answers!

Posted: Nov 04 2010 05:07 am

Where can I get a non-rubbing alcohol?

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

Syd, most pharmacies outside of grocery stores should have it.

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-isopropyl--alcohol-91-first-aid-antiseptic/ID=prod19093-product

Posted: Nov 04 2010 12:27 pm

If it doesn't say rubbing alcohol on it, am I good to go?

Posted: Nov 04 2010 12:39 pm

Yeah, sounds good. Was this a controller that had been idle for a long time?

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

Syd Lexia wrote:

If it doesn't say rubbing alcohol on it, am I good to go?

That and the percentage must be around 90% not 70%.

Posted: Nov 04 2010 06:26 pm

You might want to have gloves on when you work with that stuff, too.