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Hi All, I picked up a Vivitar 530 flash for cheap. When I took it home, I realized that somebody had glued the battery cover shut. After pounding on it for a bit with a rubber mallet, the cover finally budged: It was stuck because the four alkalines inside had leaked. So now I've got a mess at the bottom of the battery cavity that looks like sea salt, coating one of the bottom contacts. It does not look pretty. Can anybody suggest a way to remove this junk? Ideally, I'd like to immerse the whole thing in a vinegar/water mixture, but that'll probably mess up the circuits. What about contact cleaner, or naptha? Can anybody suggest a remedy for this, or am I left to surgically remove the crud with a q-tip dipped in vinegar:water? PS: The 530 doesn't have a battery cage like the 283, unfortunately. |