Hello, everyone: Many thanks to Chuck McManis and Nick Taylor for posting the simple and elegant solution to my problem: install an inline plug Gee, I wish that I had thought of that!. Thanks for the help. Bill Bynum (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
Bill ... For spare batteries, take a look at B.G.Micro's BAT1024. They are two AA cells in series, 800mAh ... 10 batteries (20 cells) for US$5.95. I've made several spare HandyBoard battery packs using these cells ... and they all work great. (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)