great video. thanks for taking the time to make it. Mine cleaned up, but having the issue of not making great contact all the time. The drop of solder is something I've read about to get a little more contact. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it helped. After sanding the contacts down, if you do need to put a dollop of solder to get better contact you don't need much. Just a drop or two. Plus, even if you accidentally put a bit too much on that it can't conduct, just use your solder pen to heat up the solder and use some flux to clean it off, then reapply the solder until it works for you. The other thing is Amazon/Aliexpress has these solder pens that you can select the temperature digitally on the side of it for about a hundred bucks (down to increments of degrees), and they're just awesome. It gives you a lot of control (but a normal old school solder station is fine). Solder is pretty forgiving even if it doesn't look it, just heat it up, squeeze some flux on it, remove and repeat.
great video! Just curious for how long the batteries remain inside the compartment? or the corossion was caused by other than all-time-plugged-in batteries?
You only need to do this if you have corrosion preventing the unit from turning on. Also, batteries left in too long would be the only thing that can cause corrosion in this case. If they is a slimy residue, white goop or even a hard white crust - that's corrosion. Basically, if you see any discharge from the battery then you gotta clean it.
Don’t all screws come out counter clockwise? And did you really need to take it apart like that if all you did was stick a Q tip down there? Seems like the Q tip would have reached with it still closed up
Nope. Screws don't always come out counterclockwise, and because of the way the door is set up you actually do need to take it apart to get enough force to rub it off - hence why this video was made the way it was, as lots of people stick the q tip down when assembled and you can't get enough pressure. If you owned one of these things, you'd see that from the weird design of the battery door. There's also a divot that gets in the way unless you open it.
@@skycron I do own one and I’ve cleaned the bottom connectors, and even pulled them up with a hook made from a paper clip. All without taking it apart.
@@ryanc2465 That would be because you had less severe corrosion. Which is great for you, but for people that have more severe corrosion, you have to take it apart. The video does reference that it is for severe corrosion. You got lucky, that's really all that happened here. That's great for you, but a Q tip in a closed unit doesn't help those that have more severe corrosion to fix it since you need a bit more torque than pulling a paper clip on the tab. For more intense corrosion, it has to be opened up, full stop. This video is for those people. Regards.
great video. thanks for taking the time to make it. Mine cleaned up, but having the issue of not making great contact all the time. The drop of solder is something I've read about to get a little more contact. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it helped. After sanding the contacts down, if you do need to put a dollop of solder to get better contact you don't need much. Just a drop or two. Plus, even if you accidentally put a bit too much on that it can't conduct, just use your solder pen to heat up the solder and use some flux to clean it off, then reapply the solder until it works for you. The other thing is Amazon/Aliexpress has these solder pens that you can select the temperature digitally on the side of it for about a hundred bucks (down to increments of degrees), and they're just awesome. It gives you a lot of control (but a normal old school solder station is fine). Solder is pretty forgiving even if it doesn't look it, just heat it up, squeeze some flux on it, remove and repeat.
great video! Just curious for how long the batteries remain inside the compartment? or the corossion was caused by other than all-time-plugged-in batteries?
You only need to do this if you have corrosion preventing the unit from turning on. Also, batteries left in too long would be the only thing that can cause corrosion in this case. If they is a slimy residue, white goop or even a hard white crust - that's corrosion. Basically, if you see any discharge from the battery then you gotta clean it.
Don’t all screws come out counter clockwise? And did you really need to take it apart like that if all you did was stick a Q tip down there? Seems like the Q tip would have reached with it still closed up
Nope. Screws don't always come out counterclockwise, and because of the way the door is set up you actually do need to take it apart to get enough force to rub it off - hence why this video was made the way it was, as lots of people stick the q tip down when assembled and you can't get enough pressure. If you owned one of these things, you'd see that from the weird design of the battery door. There's also a divot that gets in the way unless you open it.
@@skycron I do own one and I’ve cleaned the bottom connectors, and even pulled them up with a hook made from a paper clip. All without taking it apart.
@@ryanc2465 That would be because you had less severe corrosion. Which is great for you, but for people that have more severe corrosion, you have to take it apart. The video does reference that it is for severe corrosion. You got lucky, that's really all that happened here. That's great for you, but a Q tip in a closed unit doesn't help those that have more severe corrosion to fix it since you need a bit more torque than pulling a paper clip on the tab. For more intense corrosion, it has to be opened up, full stop. This video is for those people. Regards.