Quoted from snakesnsparklers:That is common knowledge, and many people who know that still use the word "acid" to refer to it. It is technically incorrect however anybody bringing that up to try and discredit someone's knowledge in general is just being silly.
Not quite.
When people start stating things that are factually incorrect it can cause an avalanche of bad things.
If someone comments "I have ACID damage" - the first thing thought would be - "neutralise the acid with the OPPOSITE then, something alkaline"
That's when the problems start.
Misinformation is a bad thing when connected to electronic repairs:
"It's OK to short the tag of a transistor to ground to test things" - - - really? Sometimes yes, but NOT always. You MUST know what you are doing first.
I dislike it when people casually say "acid damage" when they really mean "corrosion damage" or even "battery damage".
Let's stop with the "acid damage" FAKE NEWS!!!
