Date:         Tue, 13 Apr 1999 01:44:31 +0200
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
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From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: Sliding door remote lock (was Batteries & MXT's)
Comments: To: David Katsuki <dkatsuki@WORLD.STD.COM>
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David Katsuki wrote:

>   Scraping the pins and the contact pads
> makes the connection good again for a while,

Have you tried to cover the contacts with some Vaseline or grease? This should
keep the corrosion away for some longer, and you only need a thin layer, just to
"wet" the surface. I've tried it successfully on a cell phone(!), it might do
the trick.

PerL
88 Syncro
Arendal, Norway

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