[A83] Re: my friends calculator
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[A83] Re: my friends calculator
At 08:53 2001-05-21, you wrote:
>I got a funny story about what happened to my friends calculator. We were
>sitting around in physics messing around with a powerbox (outputting 2-12
>volts), when we figured it would be a good idea to see if a powerbox could
>replace a battery. We turned the box down to 2 volts and hooked it up and it
>was working fine. Then some other guy in my physics class cranked the box to
>twelve volts and the calculator starting sparking. The screen is now "burnt"
>down the right hand side, it's black even when off. I was wondering is it
>possible to replace the lcd or does that require a great deal of skill? Or
>could other stuff have been damaged as well? I'm not a great technical
>person so i have no idea. Anyway could someone tell me if it is really
>screwed or just partially screwed. Thanks
I would say that you are really lucky if it is only the lcd that is broken.
///Olle
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