Re: TI-H: My calculator exploded!!!

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Subject: Re: TI-H: My calculator exploded!!!
From: larry1492@juno.com (Larry G Currie)
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 22:56:19 EST
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Okay, After I got over my arrogance of it says three voltsd, it must be
3V.  I tested it and it turns out that it is actually running AT SIX
VOLTS when the switch is set to three.  This is ODD all the options on
the adaptor are higher than rated.  But it works.  Oh well.
~Larry C.
Larry1492@juno.com

On Sat, 8 Nov 1997 20:01:48 -0700 gussie@alaska.net (Grant Stockly)
writes:
>3v is half of what batteries provide.  You might have a bad adaptor,
>because my 6v adaptor works fine.
>
>Grant Stockly
>
>>Okay, maybe I was melodramatic, but better safe than sorry.  About
>>running your calculator off an AC adaptor...  I have a four plug/four
>>voltage multi adaptor  which runs at 300ma.  I saw before that 150ma 
>was
>>recommended.  I tried it on my screendamaged 85 at 6 volts and the 
>screen
>>was always max contrast.  at 3V, 300ma the calc ran as if moderate
>>battery wear eg screen 7-8.  Is this okay, or will it hurt my calc?
>>-Larry C
>>Larry1492@juno.com
>
>
>

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Re: TI-H: My calculator exploded!!!

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