Re: TI-H: Battery Blues

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Subject: Re: TI-H: Battery Blues
From: "Robert Brack" <reb@netride.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 16:23:51 -0500
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I traded my ELed 86 for a 92 with someone in Phoenix.  He got mine and said
it didn't work.  He told me he used new batteries.  I have always used
Renewal.  Would the voltage change be great enough to cause a problem?  He
wants ME to pay to ship it back to fix it!  If I can get him to fix it
there, it will save me $30!!!  So, is it a battery problem?  Because the
stupid thing worked right before I sent it!!!


>I just bought new batteries for my 85, and when i put them in, my display
>is messed up. But when I put the old ones back in, the display was fine
>again. I tried this several times, and the same problem. Both sets are
>Energizers, and the new ones test fine w/ the on-battery tester.  Okay,
>so I went downstairs to use my volt-o-meter thingy, and the new  AAAs
>read about 1.58 volts. the old ones read about 1.25v.  Both sets are, of
>course, 1.5v batteries. Any ideas on what could be the problem? Thanx.