There are tactile markings inside the battery compartment. In spite of = their small size I find them useful and quite able to be felt. I can = see how this would be difficult for someone with larger fingers or = reduced feeling in their fingers. BTW, I also prefer the clips. -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 3:38 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: Opinion Needed I too like the clips. What I did, to help my memory was to put a dymo = tape=20 dot on the inside of the battery cover where the positive terminal goes. Perhaps, with little difficulty, the battery cover could have a tactile = dot=20 added to show the direction the batteries should point. Richard At 01:06 PM 2/2/2005, you wrote: >What do you all think of the merits of spring based battery connections = vs =3D >the clip type connectors currently used on Book Port? > >One appealing thing about the springs, of course, is the fact that it = is =3D >easier to identify the correct orientation of the battery, but what = about =3D >the possibility of damage to springs? The clips don't seem nearly as = easy =3D >to break.