Hi Mark,

> I need to open the case so I can clean the battery contact properly and look
> for any stray chunks of corrosion residue.  Are there any "gotchas" I should
> be aware of before attempting this myself?

This happened to me with the 2492A I used to use at home.  I think
the fact that it spents long periods with no power up to it had
something to do with the leaking/corrosion.  I've never seen it
on the terminals we've used at work (mostly all retired now).

What I did was to put a strong light on the battery compartment and
swab it out with moist Q-tips fairly thoroughly.  It worked for me, and
I didn't have to disassemble the terminal.

Another of this sort of problem is a glass of wine/cup of coffee/
or just water spilled over a keyboard.  I've had to dissassemble my
(HP) PC keyboard at home twice for this reason.  Wouldn't it be
nice if somebody would put 2 or 4 screws in to hold the top and
bottom together, rather than those pesky plastic latches?  Anyway,
I've become an expert now at washing down the three plastic film
layers, the soft rubber key buffer and the hard black plastic key
bed.  Piece of cake.  Fun part was that I once got a couple of
keys re-implanted in the wrong position, and didn't even notice
because I touch type.

My son had a few choice words to say about my work that day!

Cheers,
Ron Burnett
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