Hi Martin,
> However - and here's the question (for John H, obviously, but perhaps
> for others who have one). When I opened the battery compartment, there
> was an/the battery. Took it out and all I could see in the bottom was a
> black gooey-looking circular mess. The centre contact was just fine,
> nice and shiny.
The black gooey stuff is probably the remains of a foam ring.
An FTL I picked up had a small foam rubber ring in it which was
just starting its journey to goodom. It's not corrosive.
Cheers
Ian Manners
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