Larry, I thought I would dislike the current configuration being that it was my first device with this type of connection, but I find that I actually like it better than the springs. As far as remembering which way the batteries go in that's easy, i am left handed so the nipple goes to the left on the battery closest to me. No problem. Add one vote for the current config. Keith On 04:06 PM, LARRY SKUTCHAN wrote: > What do you all think of the merits of spring based battery connections vs = > the clip type connectors currently used on Book Port? > > One appealing thing about the springs, of course, is the fact that it is = > easier to identify the correct orientation of the battery, but what about = > the possibility of damage to springs? The clips don't seem nearly as easy = > to break. > -- Keith Watson kwatson@xxxxxxxxxxx Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant but those with illusions of knowledge. - B. Alan Wallace