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I can't find answers anywhere on how to open battery compartment for the Elgin cat & fish bowl mini clock! I've searched the clock...I don't see any access points and the internet, nothing...I did read some where that the original packaging does not come with instructions, which leads me to believe it can't be changed, leaving it "one and done"! That makes no sense considering it is an Elgin... I saw one on the site...Worth Point, I think that's what it's called??? It described it as "easy to change" although lol I'm sure they have no clue! So, it's still a mystery...I've nearly scratched mine up so I'm leaving as is sadly! Good luck!
Use vinegar to clean out the battery compartment. It will neutralize the battery acid. Then take what is left of the springs and pull them out so they make contact with the new batteries. Sounds like you got a hold of some bad batteries.
Is this clock a battery clock? If it is then it could be your batteries or it could be than the movement inside the clock has a loose wire or it is kaput. If it is the batteries then the chiming should be sounding funny so I kind of doubt that it is the battery unless you have a battery for the chiming and a separate battery for the ticking. Maybe the battery went flat and has leaked acid on the contacts. Take meths or surgical spirits on an ear bud and dab the acid. Take water sandpaper and gently and softly rub the contacts to clean them and wipe again with meths or surgical spirits. If that does not work or that is not the problem see if it is a loose wire. This is the most common problem and some one that can solder the goodies in t.v.'s ect will be able to reconnect the wire for you. Kaput then you will have to either throw out the clock and get a new one or see if you can find a supplier of clock parts that will have that particular movement and just replace the movement.
The battery compartment is the opposite end of the light from the on/off buttons. Turn it counter clock wise about 1/2 turn and the batteries should push the end cap out. Remove it all the way. If the unit is new and doesn't have batteries you might have to pull the end cap to get it free of the compartment. Once the cap is free tip the batteries out, replace with new batteries, replace the cap and tighten by turning it clock wise.
Sometimes that highly corrosive battery acid gets on the boards and trashes them. I have lost remotes like that and now remove the batteries on those units I do not use often - remotes are expensive!
And if it happens to an expensive piece of equipment, that really bites.
Read this article about how to remove corrosion from battery compartments: http://www.ehow.com/how_5386483_remove-battery-corrosion.html If you are able to remove all of the corrosion, you might be able to insert new batteries and get the toy working again but it can be very challenging to find and remove all of the corrosive acid so if the new batteries don't work, you'd have to take the toy apart, and possibly replace the contacts in the battery compartment.
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