Re: R2 Dead After 6-Month Storage [Batteries Removed]

"riverengineer2000" <[email protected]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:19:13 -0000
Newsgroups	gmane.recreation.radio.hardware.icomr2
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--- In [email protected], MIKE KOWARKO <jmkowarko@...> wrote:
>
> Hi riverengineer,wire
> I=A0have a R2 also,i assume you took the batteries out before storing the=
 R2,if not check for signs of =A0corrosion in the battery compartment.If so=
 try to clean it,wire brush and contact cleaner.Clean the battery springs a=
nd such and corrosion on the plastic battery housing/ Hope this works.I hav=
e a old AOR 1000 scanner,i also stored it away with out batteries in iit pl=
us A pro 84 ,and many more without a problem.Good Luck...Mike
>=20
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Mike,

I never leave batteries in anything that will be stored, so no there is no =
corrosion at all, just an apparently dead unit.=20=20

Thank you for your suggestions,

J.D.


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&gt;<br>
&gt; Hi riverengineer,wire<br>
&gt; I=A0have a R2 also,i assume you took the batteries out before storing =
the R2,if not check for signs of =A0corrosion in the battery compartment.If=
 so try to clean it,wire brush and contact cleaner.Clean the battery spring=
s and such and corrosion on the plastic battery housing/ Hope this works.I =
have a old AOR 1000 scanner,i also stored it away with out batteries in iit=
 plus A pro 84 ,and many more without a problem.Good Luck...Mike<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]<br>
&gt;<br>
<br>
Mike,<br>
<br>
I never leave batteries in anything that will be stored, so no there is no =
corrosion at all, just an apparently dead unit.  <br>
<br>
Thank you for your suggestions,<br>
<br>
J.D.<br>
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