On (06 Apr 95) Brenton Vettoretti wrote to Keith Richardson...



 KR> the day that i left america, it ceased to work, so i tried changing the

 KR> 3 aaa cells but no go. on my return, i called the manufacturer for

 KR> service under warranty. the girl at the service department asked me if

 BV> i

 KR> had reversed the batteries, sensing a trap, i of course denied it.

 KR> "well" she said, "try doing that, it usually fixes
them". so i did, and

 KR> fix it it did.



 KR> i dont see any reason why reversing the battery polarity should fix a

 KR> digital device, i'd more expect the opposite, so - any ideas?



 BV> ROFL...'coz you had em in the rong way round you dork!



thanks brenton, you have enlightened me. i always thought that red had

negative conotations - traffic lights, stop signs etc. your incisive

perception explains a lot of dud battery equipment over the years, not

to mention several small explosions  (:



                        Keith



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