Hi Debbie,
I can only answer one part of your querie as I'm not familiar with this par=
ticular unit; cleaning with vinegar and a q-tip is insufficient. You will n=
eed to use something that will physically remove the surface, such as emery=
paper or a file. From what you say access is restricted so you'll have to =
imaginative. Emery paper folded over the end of a pencil and then retained =
with some kind of sticky tape is the kind of thing I have in mind. I feel t=
here's a good chance this might solve the problem. Other suggestions will I=
'm sure follow.
Max
--- In Debbi B <> wrote:
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> I feel like this is a stupid question, but the last time I attempted to
> use this, the green power light came on just for a blink, then went off.=
> I took this to Costa Rica in July, but I ended up not using it, and I
> can't remember if I had batteries in it when I was traveling.
> I tried recharging the batteries, but the same thing happened. Then I
> noticed that one of the contacts at the bottom appeared to be
> dull-looking compared to the others. It looks like there's some brown
> stain inside the case, but I did not notice any leakage on any batteries=
> that I had in there (usually rechargeable, but sometimes alkaline).
>
> Here's the question--if it's a matter of battery leakage, would the
> green light come on like that? I've tried cleaning the contact (kind of
> hard to access) with vinegar and a q-tip, but that didn't make much
> difference in the way it looked. Any suggestions?
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> /Debbi
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