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Old 30th Jul 2020, 10:01 am   #7
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Default Re: Gooey rubber - not just belts

Be VERY careful what you handle before touching rubber things.

Otex eardrops in my case. With your head on one side while the stuff pops and fizzes inside your ear, you want a diversion. So I watched some TV. A tiny trace of the stuff on my fingers got onto the silicone flubber keyboard of the remote.

Within a couple of days the silicone rubber had swelled to the point where the keys I'd touched (the most usual ones) could not be moved in their holes in the plastic case. End of that remote!

Those ear drops work amazingly well, but can give you a surprise with their sound-effects. I did some tests, even a trace ruins the tactile surfaces moulded onto many things. I always wash my hands before touching the Nikons.

David
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