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?