CRTT again!
Two youngsters ended up trapped in a notorious Eryri slate mine as rescuers took part in a six-hour operation to rescue them. Emergency services were called to the Croesor-Rhosydd slate mine near Blaenau Ffestiniog after the pair became trapped underground on Sunday...
The simple basic instruction for conservation these days is that everything should be reversible.
So, any glue should be removable. without damaging the item being glued.
That would rule out a lot of things in the "Sellotape" bracket.
And, strangely enough, this weekend a rescue callout to Croesor to assist a group that could not retreat because the rope had been removed.
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Unless you want to keep the retro look, the battery cells are not worth replacing.
The FX2 battery contains 2 NiCad cells which can be replaced by splitting the plastic case.
The usual method of improving the Oldham was to cut off the battery and replace it with a lithium pack, usually homemade...