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Author Message   Basselope1 Tinkerer Username: Basselope1 Post Number: 8 Registered: 05-2011 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Friday, June 17, 2011 - 07:01 am:    I picked up a beautiful Canon EX Auto from Ebay. But I could not get the battery compartment open. I have had some that were difficult but never like this. I used a nickel, then a new dollar coin, then a dollar coin clamped in vise grips. Nothing. Finally I dislocated the battery comaprtment from the base I was pushing down so hard. I took the base off and removed the compartment, clamped it in a rubber lined wedge and vise gripped the lid. Still nothing. WD-40 - nothing. Finally vise grips on one and vise grips on the other. Nothing. After an hour I had managed to scar up the lid and compartment enough that I am now looking for a Canon EX base to replace this one...but the lid is still holding fast. Any suggestions for this kind of trouble in the future? I am assuming the inside must be totally corroded over. Thank you!