Re: Finger Power

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: Finger Power
From: Grant Stockly <gussie@ALASKA.NET>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 21:04:51 -0700
Reply-To: Grant Stockly <gussie@ALASKA.NET>

>Yes, you _can_ recharge them, and it _can_ go wrong. Your TI manual says
>your TI-92 can explode if you don't take proper care of the batteries. I
>laughed when I read it, but I suspect there's a reason why it's there.

Oh yeah there is!  Kaboom!  Also, only special batteries can be charged
directly with 125v AC...I didn't figure that out untill an interesting
incident in 4th grade...  :)

>People also keep reminding you that you should use batteries that are of
>the same age and usage. I used to laugh at this until a friends told me
>how wrong he'd been when he didn't listen (he could have misinterpreted
>the situation, but I don't think it's a risk worth taking).

I realy feel sorry for someone that has their calc or anything get acid
leaked all over it...

>Now, renewal batteries require recharging much more than one-use
>batteries. In addition, the lower the battery, the slower the TI.
>One day your renewal's will be exhausted and you have to throw them out.
>Renewals are not very friendly to the environment. Your battery charger
>uses power = pollutes and costs you money.
>The only pollution coming from body-energy are the gases that follow the
>meals that provide the energy :)
>
>But granted, renewals do have a an advantage over other _batteries_ (at
>least in your personal economy).

-Grant