Msg: 2802 *Conference*

06-21-92 20:58:54

From: KEITH RISLER

To : ALL USERS

Subj: MODEL 100 BATTERY PACKS

I HAVE A MODEL 100 TO WHICH I WIRED A 4 C-CELL BATTERY PACK LAST FALL HOPING TO
SAVE MONEY ON THE SHORT-LIVED AA BATTERIES. I USED ALKALINE C CELLS. RECENTLY
THE MODEL 100 SUFFERED CIRCUT DAMAGE AND REQUIRED MAJOR REPAIR. REPAIR WAS SO
TRICKY (RADIO SHACK REPLACED MANY ELECTRONIC PARTS) THAT RADIO SHACK REFUSED TO
WARRANTY THE REPAIR. QUESTION: DOES ANYONE KNOW IF MY WIRING THE C-CELLS INTO
THE UNIT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE CIRCUIT DAMAGE? THE MODEL 100 FAILED SHORTLY
AFTER BEING CONNECTED TO AN OLD DMP-100 PRINTER (RADIO SHACK) THAT WAS GIVEN TO
ME, SO I CANNOT BE SURE IF THE C-CELLS FIRED THE 100 OR A PROBLEM IN THE OLD
PRINTER. ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE IN WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE OF MY MODEL 100?