..."I opened the battery box, and smelled fumes from batteries"...
Did it smell like "battery embalming fluid"?...they may be dry and toasted...or possible overcharging which will also fry them. Check them out cautiously, keeping your face away from them when opening caps.
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Now an SOB
Traded Thor for Melbourne Prestige 24NP
2018 THOR Chateau 35SF
Two Labs, Bugsie & Blondie
Blondie passed in 2020 at 5 to Leukemia
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