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Re: Control Center Batteries
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 23 Jul 2001 20:06:01 GMT
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Gaurav, I also tend to use the transformer. I can tell you that the
batteries offer less performance than using the transformer alone. It's
surprising that they are that hard to remove. I'm not sure what's up with that.
Eric
In lugnet.technic, Gaurav Thakur writes:
> I was trying to replace the batteries in a Control Center unit today after
> finding out that they were nearly drained. (I tried to power up several
> motors on a custom Technic model but saw that they just barely ran) I found
> it extremely hard to accomplish this; the batteries seem to fit very tightly
> into their compartments and take a lot of work to remove. After trying to
> pull them out for about ten minutes in various ways, I eventually ended up
> having to pry the batteries out with a knife. Both the old and new Control
> Centers (8094 and 8485 types) seem to have these issues. One of those
> ribbon-like strips that are included in many battery-operated devices would
> have been very useful here to pull out the batteries. Has anyone else had
> this problem?
>
> -Gaurav Thakur, raving madman
> Can be reached at cp5670@supermail.com
> http://cp5670.250x.com/TC/
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