Battery leakage

Not to be confused with Leakage current.
A nickel–cadmium Varta barrel battery that has leaked onto the mainboard of a Korg Poly-61, causing massive corrosion to circuit board traces and legs of integrated circuits.

Battery leakage is the escape of chemicals, such as electrolytes, within an electric battery due to generation of pathways to the outside environment caused by factory or design defects, excessive gas generation, or physical damage to the battery. The leakage of battery chemical often causes destructive corrosion to the associated equipment and may pose a health hazard.[1]

  1. ^ Bro, Per; Samuel C. Levy (1994). "Battery Leakage". Battery Hazards and Accident Prevention. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 43–86. ISBN 9781489914590 – via Google Books.