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I decided to change the batteries in the flashlight today. Simple enough, right? You unscrew the top from the bottom, take out the old batteries, put in the new batteries and voila! a working flashlight.
For most people, this works....but I'm not most people.
I couldn't unscrew the top from the bottom. I took it over to my neighbor and he couldn't open it either. Then I went to the apartment building office, looking for the maintenance man...he's strong, he can open it. Okay...so he opened the flashlight case.
The batteries were corroded.
Came back and looked on line to find out how to remove corrosion from a flashlight:
"Make a paste of 2 tablespoons baking soda with a little water, take a wire brush and rub the paste on the corrosion. Take a damp cloth, wipe it down and let it dry."
Sounds simple enough, right? You forget, it's me, the maintenance-challenged crafter we're talking about here.
The only brush I could find that I would even want to touch corrosion was an old toothbrush. I dipped it into the baking soda paste and scrubbed away at the corrosion. Now since the case that holds the batteries is smaller than my hand, there was no way I could get inside with a 'damp cloth' and wipe it down. I let a little water into the case and swished it around, and dumped it out really well.
The case is now standing upright air-drying. This might take a few days.
And all I wanted to do was change the batteries in my flashlight.......
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