Date   : Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:11:05 +1030
From   : rafg1@... (rafg1@...)
Subject: Batteries in a Master

Hi Kris and all on the list,

I have bought at least one Master from the UK, importing it into Australia 
with only one battery (1.5 V Alkaline) and as I can best recall, it was 
sitting in the same spot that yours was, Kris. The battery wires were quite 
taught also, being barely sufficient to reach the plug site.

It retained its CMOS settings, worked properly and the seller mailed me 
later when I queried this, saying that one battery was "sufficient".

Best wishes

Raf

rafg1@...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kris Adcock" <beeb@...>
To: <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:37 AM
Subject: [BBC-Micro] Batteries in a Master


>I always thought that you needed three AA batteries inside a Master, but
>  I've just opened one up and there is only space for (at most) two.
>
> Up until now, all the Masters I have opened have had their battery packs
>  hidden under the keyboard, or between motherboard and PSU. But this
> one is wired so that the batteries go in the plastic next to the
> cartridge slots. There's room for two batteries, but the terminals are
> arranged so that the batteries would be in parallel (so the voltage
> would still be 1.5v).
>
> Is this right? Is the supply for the Master supposed to be 1.5v, but
> some Masters chose to use three batteries so they didn't need changing
> as often?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kris.
>
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