HP 32SII success and woes

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(02-11-2015 04:15 AM)Sanjeev Visvanatha Wrote:  Is it possible that the metal plate in the battery compartment serves as a ground for the PCB? It looks like the metal plate makes contact with the twist clip on my other Pioneer.

FYI - I have a Pioneer handy (10B from 98) that has no metal plate in this location and it works fine; doesn't really prove anything, just a nother data point. I'm sure there were several h/w design improvements over tha many years Pioneers were produced.