In a message dated 6/13/01 2:56:51 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> It had a little battery leakage on it. I cleaned it very carefully (hey,
> believe it or not, I'm a trained electronics type, so I actually know what
> I'm doing here, for a change). Got all the contacts clean and bright, both
> in the battery compartment and on the end where the fingers inside the
> Winder make contact.
Scott:
Did you also disconnect the spring retainer plates and clean carefully behind
them?
You might try immersing the battery holder in Coke for an hour or so. That
might dissolve any internal corrosion you can't reach.
Robert
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