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MK-61... bad as it seems?
11-13-2018, 12:07 AM (This post was last modified: 11-13-2018 12:08 AM by HP67.)
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(11-12-2018 11:59 PM)Paul Dale Wrote:  I've found that carbon AA batteries are a better fit for these.
The modern high capacity batteries tend to push the size limit for AA cells and on my MK-52, four in a row don't fit the battery compartment. It isn't so bad with the MK-61. Carbon batteries are also slight higher voltage.

I've got a couple MK-52s waiting for me at the post office so I'll find out soon enough. They seem to fit fine in the MK-61 but it doesn't seem to make any difference. I just could not see taking a chance with batteries leaking and killing a perfectly deserving calculator that made it this long without falling apart or rusting.

I hope Jebem or one of the guys who wrenches on these is willing to start a business doing cheap Elektronika repairs.

(11-12-2018 11:59 PM)Paul Dale Wrote:  The mechanical construction of these calculators are dreadful.

Understatement!

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MK-61... bad as it seems? - HP67 - 11-12-2018, 05:16 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - badaze - 11-12-2018, 05:45 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - HP67 - 11-12-2018, 06:21 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - Hans-Peter - 11-12-2018, 07:27 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - Hans-Peter - 11-12-2018, 07:35 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - HP67 - 11-12-2018, 07:42 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - Hans-Peter - 11-12-2018, 10:16 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - HP67 - 11-12-2018, 11:03 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - Hans-Peter - 11-13-2018, 06:31 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - Harald - 11-13-2018, 07:10 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - Harald - 11-12-2018, 10:17 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - HP67 - 11-12-2018, 11:06 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - Paul Dale - 11-12-2018, 11:59 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - HP67 - 11-13-2018 12:07 AM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - burkhard - 11-13-2018, 01:55 AM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - HP67 - 11-14-2018, 06:27 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - burkhard - 11-14-2018, 07:33 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - HP67 - 11-14-2018, 07:48 PM
RE: MK-61... bad as it seems? - Paul Dale - 11-13-2018, 03:16 AM



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