Dropping the trusty old shop camera on the concrete floor turned out to be a not so good idea...
![:hammer:](https://madmodder.net/Smileys/default/anim_55.gif)
but, in the spirit of true Mad Modding...
the trap door that held in the batteries did not survive the fall. Happily, had a 2-AA cell battery holder in the junk drawer:
some soldering (in the depths of the battery compartment,
![:bang:](https://madmodder.net/Smileys/default/BangHead.gif)
) and some hot glue,
and there you go, good for another decade before I'll have to drop it again
![:lol:](https://madmodder.net/Smileys/default/kranke_200-1.gif)
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Cheers, Joe