Help.. how to fix my 480EXII?

it's been a while since i last used my 430EX and just when i decided to use it tonight, it felt very heavy; which is not good.

yup, kirkland batteries are still in there and it leaked! one of the contact pads on the battery cover got the hit.

what should i do to fix this? is there a solution i can use?

thanks in advance.

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This is easily fixed with a glassfibre pen;
http://www.radioshack.​com …dex.jsp?product​Id=3998315

Best regards,
/David

thanks David.. besides this pen, are there any other solution based type that would work or would that be a bad idea? cuz i was thinking isn't this like the same corrosion found on the terminal part of the car battery?

I wouldnt think you would want to use any liquid solution. another possibility is to scrape off the majority of the corrosion with a pen knife and then use a pencil eraser (yes they still make pencils) to do final cleaning

Make a paste of baking soda and water, then brush it on the corrosion with an old tooth brush. It'll come right off.

MSIGuy wrote in post #12891812
Make a paste of baking soda and water, then brush it on the corrosion with an old tooth brush. It'll come right off.

Yep.

I had a very similar situation a while back, did a bit of research and found an idea that worked like a dream for me.
Take an ordinary pencil with an eraser on it and use the eraser to clean up the corosion.
Before you try anything else, give it a shot, you wil be surprised

thx guys.. will give it a try. going to canada next week and thinking about bring the 430EX instead of the 580EX2 to go with my 5D2 + 24-105L

digger58 wrote in post #12894191
I had a very similar situation a while back, did a bit of research and found an idea that worked like a dream for me.
Take an ordinary pencil with an eraser on it and use the eraser to clean up the corosion.
Before you try anything else, give it a shot, you wil be surprised

agree

bakeing soda and coke works better then water

well, i tried some micro thin sandpaper and it seems the connection is back on ok. but will spend more time cleaning it later. tried using the pencil eraser and that helped a bit too. it seems the connector is a bit oxidized.

FYI, i have a habit of using the pencil eraser on the contacts on the camera itself as well..

FYI, i have a habit of using the pencil eraser on the contacts on the camera itself as well..hot she contacts that is

DarenM wrote in post #12932848
FYI, i have a habit of using the pencil eraser on the contacts on the camera itself as well..

Very bad idea on plated contacts.