Date   : Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:45:38 -0600
From   : julesrichardsonuk@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: Batteries in a Master

Richard Gellman wrote:
>> a scary warning sticker - 'do not replace batteries - replace the entire
>> unit with a new one from acorn'. Is this just arse-covering or is there a
>> good reason for this?
>
> I think the fear was (as always) that the inexperienced might make a pig's
> ear of replacing the batteries themselves and end up with an interesting
> polarity problem, thus destroying several bits and pieces, most likely the
> CMOS chip...

I'd always assumed it was just discourage users from randomly replacing 
batteries - mixing types and/or different levels of charge can probably make 
some batteries a little upset and prone to leakage.

Hasn't someone on here got a Master series machine with a proper battery bay 
(trapdoor in the underside) though? I'm sure there was at least one about - 
but I'm not sure where it fitted in the machine's timeline.

cheers

Jules