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- From: darrylo@sr.hp.com (Darryl Okahata)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp48
- Subject: Re: 3 Re: AAA Lithium batteries with the HP-48SX
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- Date: 12 Jan 93 00:55:08 GMT
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- Mike Burr (mnb@mira.ca.boeing.com) wrote:
-
- > In article <2b500d1d.2539.6comp.sys.hp48.1@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com> akcs.jwtrav@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com (John Wettroth) writes:
- > >>what good would -40c batteries do in a calc with lcd...
- > >Good point Steve. I design a lot of military equipment with LCD's. You
- > >can design LCD's that work at such temps but the 48 display would
- > >probably go away at zero c or so. I'll modify my last post to say that
- > >they are totally useless.
- >
- > Wait a minute, not so fast. I found the information about the batteries
- > quite informative. Isn't is possible that they could be useful if one
- > were using their calculator as an unattended data collector or control
- > device in a cold environment? Who says you're _always_ interested in
- > looking at the display?
-
- Although I do not work for the HP division that makes calculators,
- I'd be really surprised if the HP 48SX worked at -40 deg.C. I doubt
- that the semiconductors will function properly at that temperature.
-
- -- Darryl Okahata
- Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com
-
- DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not
- constitute the support, opinion or policy of Hewlett-Packard or of the
- little green men that have been following him all day.
-