Hi equill,

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so you're saying that the alkaline nature of baking power could actually further accelerate the corrosion of copper (since copper, a transition metal, oxidizes more readily in the presence of alkaline materials). Did I understand this correctly?

Couple of more questions for you (if you're bored already, you don't have to answer them):

1) What about using 99% isopropyl alcohol? What's your diagnosis?

2) I've been trying to combat the similar corrosive effects of NiCd batteries. Any insights into that? Will warm water + non-polar detergent work best in that case as well?

Thanks again for all the great info!