Msg: 2860 *Conference*
07-14-92 04:48:58
From: FRANK MCJUNKINS
To : KEITH RISLER
Subj: MODEL 100 BATTERY PACKS
If you did a good job connecting (soldering or whatever) on those C cells, the odds of them 'causing' the problem is minimal. However, you have to evaluate what really happened here. By using a larger capacity cell (more current available in the C cells) you left yourself open for more destruction if/when something else went bad...whether it be a shorted part or shorted circuit board. I guess what I'm trying to say is that if something shorted around the printer plug, then any voltage going to 'ground' had the ability to do more DAMAGE to the circuit trace (or component) as you provided more current with the C cells. Maybe given the same instance with AA batteries, the damage might have only been a small trace burn. But with more current available, the trace might have acted like a long fuse. It doesn't appear that the C cells CAUSED the problem, but they certainly may have accelerated resulting damage.