[bookport] Re: Ordinary Batteries?
- From: "Otto Zamora" <donttreadonme@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:07:38 -0500
Hello,
Forced to agree with you, here, until Pam posted some clear instructions on
how to insert the batteries, every time I had to do it, it felt like I was
forcing them, and I remember thinking that there would come a day, when the
contacts would bend so that they could not be used, but once I followed
Pam's instructions, I met with the normal kind of resistance that you
experience when you insert batteries into a unit.
If it is done carefully, it can be avoided, at least in my opinion for one,
am glad to have the unit the way it is.
Otto
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Walt Smith
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 7:28 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Ordinary Batteries?
Well, Larry has reported here in the past that their experience has been
that the single biggest cause of repairs on the current model of BP is
broken battery contacts, so his experience would seem to counter yours. Like
you, I've almost never experienced broken battery contacts in any device
I've owned, but clearly, not every BP user is careful in how they insert and
remove batteries--if they were, APH wouldn't be seeing all the problems. The
only measure the manufacturer of any product has of that product's strengths
and, more importantly, weaknesses is repair calls and it's clear that based
on that criterion, the battery contacts are a major cause for concern.
Given this, then APH's concern is totally legitimate and if they feel that
going to a rechargeable battery pack similar to that used in the Handy
Cassette is the optimal answer, then I'm not sure I can find too much fault
with their decision, much as I may not like it and inconvenient as I may
find it to be, personally.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald L. Roberts" <ka7ojt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:13 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Ordinary Batteries?
Well said, Howard. If and when necessary, I want to be able to
go down to Batteries Plus and get what I need. That is far more
convenient and usually far more cost effective.
Additionally, I have never seen a battery contact break in
anything other than an inexpensive toy.
Don Roberts
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