[bookport] Re: Clips or Springs
- From: "Baker, Nick" <Nick.Baker@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 09:34:01 -0700
Another solution that works is to put a small piece of thin plastic foam
*behind* the negative contact.
Nick Baker
Assistive Technology Coordinator
nick.baker@xxxxxxxxxxxx
406-243-2234 (Voice/TTY)
406-243-2663 (Voice only)
Disabilty Services for Students
The University of Montana
EL 154
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812
-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Neufeld [mailto:jerry.neufeld@xxxxxxxxxx]=20
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 9:29 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Clips or Springs
Good morning folks.
I purchased my first BookPort unit just over one year ago. As I replaced
batteries, long-life alkaline in this case, the snug fit I originally
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gradually changed, sufficiently so that I lost connectivity, both during
installation of new batteries and during actual reading. Although
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about the fragility of the clips, I bent one slightly to provide a
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connection. Again, with time, that clip returned to its old position,=20
requiring another adjustment. The clip, as I feared, broke off at its
base.=20
We had to perform some rather difficult surgery in our lab to rebuild
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connector.
While springs do have their problems, I would strongly suggest that they
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used in future releases of the hardware to avoid the problem that I had.
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a poor work around solution, I have begun to use lithium batteries
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of their very long life, thus requiring fewer replacements and less
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on the clips.
If others are experiencing the loose battery problem that I had, I would
suggest making a small square, about a centimeter in width and 3
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thick, made from aluminum foil, to be inserted between the negative pole
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the loose battery and the clip. Although a nuisance, this solution will
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better than trying to work with a broken clip.
Jerry=20
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