[bookport] Re: batteries

  • From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:01:00 -0500

The contacts are _not_ "fragile." I've done dozens and dozens of battery 
changes in my BP and have had absolutely no problems and the contacts are as 
good as new. There has been discussion in the past about possibly changing 
the current flat metal contacts to spring-loaded ones, but any battery 
contact can be damaged by improper or rough battery insertion.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Thurston" <thurston@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 4:47 PM
Subject: [bookport] batteries


Hello,

I have  found the  discussion about the   battery  contacts to  be  very
disturbing.

I am  in a retirement  center and bought the  bookport so to have a compact
device which is easy to operate.  Up to this point, I have  been very happy
with the bookport but am  very disturbed to learn of the  fragility of the
battery contacts.

It is  too bad that an adapter  could not have  been provided which could
turn off the  battery connection and let the   adapter power the unit where
 and when  possible.

I have heard all the  arguments against the use of adapters from several
list members, but some of us have  special needs and it  seems like some
accomidations could be made to help more  sedintary users as well as those
like me with arthritic fingers.  Changing  batteries  could easily  damage
the contacts and  require a long turn around  time for the user as well as
an expensive  repair.

I know that there is nothing that can be done for my existing unit other
than to  be as careful as I can in changing batteries until a more  user
accessible unit can be  developed.

I therefore respectfully request the APH development team to  take such
needs into account  when  designing the  next model of the bookport.

Many thanks,

Ed,



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