Is that within Snowdonia (the only Welsh mountains I'm familiar with)?
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/11/2010 3:56 AM, JOHN DUGGAN wrote:
> Thanks Chuck,
> Thats exactly what I was looking for. Should have
> googled
> it myself but was half asleep as well as suffering from a head cold. Just
> about
> to leave for a service of remembrance for a Canadian crew of a Wellington
> bomber
> which came down on one of our local mountains during a wartime training
> flight.
> It is a bleak spot at the best of times made even worse by our present spell
> of
> bad weather.
> Regards
> John Duggan,
> Wales, UK
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Chuck Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, 11 December, 2010 4:16:06
> Subject: Re: [OM] Battery gunk
>
> Assuming that the battery gunk is from alkaline batteries one needs an
> acidic solution (ie, vinegar) for cleaning.
> <http://www.ehow.com/how_5438045_clean-alkaline-battery-corrosion.html>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 12/10/2010 10:18 PM, JOHN DUGGAN wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I am in the process of trying to "sort out" my camera equipment to
>> keep
>> items in kits depending on their use. picked up a T32 flash. It seemed heavy.
>> Opened it up to find that the batteries had turned to mush. Bugger , bugger,
>> Damn.......I ALWAYS remove batteries after use. :-(> but not this
>> time. I
>> have spent the last 11/2 hrs scraping away with dental probes trying to clean
>> up
>> the terminals. very therapeutic at 3.15 am! Can anyone suggest a
> neutralising
>> agent that I could brush around the terminals to zap any remaining battery
> crud
>> that I might have missed? I will give it another go in the morning..Toooo
>> tired
>> now............must sleep.
>> Regards
>> John Duggan,
>> Wales, UK
>>
>>
>>
>>
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