Date   : Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:02:14 +0100
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: (ot) AAAA battery?

I'll keep this brief as it is way OT.

I have a graphics tablet. I'd like to use it more, but I am worried as 
the 'pen' it uses an AAAA battery.
That's not a typo. Four As.
http://www.heyrick.co.uk/aaaa.jpeg - but it's a crappy picture I just 
took with the internal webcam using an LED torch to illuminate. For 
comparison, that's an AA rechargeable beside it. Can I find a triple-A 
when I need to? Can I hell...

I did find in some on-line components shop a source of AAAA batteries, 
but I'd need to buy them in ridiculous quantities.

So - does anybody know of a source of these in, maybe, 2s or 4s or 
something feasible? If you run a shop with electronic oddities within 
(quite likely given this mailing list <grin>) and you happen to have 
quad-A size cells, I happen to have an e-credit card (eurozone). Mail me 
your price...

That's it. Have a nice day.


Best wishes,

Rick.