Thanks Alistair.  I should have remembered that, but haven't looked at a soft drink label in a while.  Seems odd to me that folks would use a sugared drink for things like cleaning battery terminals and brackets, but I know people who do.  Why not just use something that is less messy?  Like a little baking soda in water, which is plenty acidic for the purpose.  Deliming is another matter, the lime requires a more acidic material.  mcneely

---- Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> the carbonic acid produced as a result of carbonation of the soda
> pales in comparison to the phosphoric acid added to coke. There might
> be some citric added to coke, but the acid is mostly phosphoric.
>
> alistair
>
> On 17-May-11, at 6:31 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
> > ---- BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >> Please get it right. Not Coke.
> >>
> >> Diet Coke with Lime. Whatever chemical they are using to mimic
> >> lime, I'm addicted to it. Makes my water taste great. Of course my
> >> water comes in 12oz. cans with poptabs.
> >
> > So far as the coke (whatever additional flavors) being a good
> > solvent (for lime of the hard variety for that matter ;-) ), so
> > would any other soft drink be.  The carbonation is acidic, of
> > course, plus they use citric acid (says on the label, "for
> > tartness").  For all I know (I don't drink sodas, so don't have any
> > handy to check) there is extra citric acid in the citrus flavors
> > compared to regular.
> >
> > Hi Jeff.  enjoy.
> >
> > mcneely
>

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David McNeely