I have an Olympus voice recorder on which I had stored a couple of years of creative ideas. I was using Kirkland brand batteries in the recorder, which I subsequently found out are faulty and prone to leaking. I also used these batteries in a mouse; they leaked and the mouse no longer works. That is what happened with my voice recorder as well. The batteries leaked and now the voice recorder no longer works. I tried cleaning off all visible corrosion using q-tips and rubbing alcohol, but no change. I contacted Olympus to ask about repair, but they said that the memory for the device is integrated into the circuit board so repairing the device would mean I'd lose all my recorded messages for certain.
Since the device will no longer work even after being cleaned and inserting new batteries, does that mean the circuit board is irreversibly damaged, or is it possible that putting new tabs and spring in for the battery would fix it?
I am wondering if there is anything I can still try to save this device, and retrieve my voice messages. Where would be the best place to take it to get an expert opinion?
Thanks for your help.
Since the device will no longer work even after being cleaned and inserting new batteries, does that mean the circuit board is irreversibly damaged, or is it possible that putting new tabs and spring in for the battery would fix it?
I am wondering if there is anything I can still try to save this device, and retrieve my voice messages. Where would be the best place to take it to get an expert opinion?
Thanks for your help.