Hi Pete,
Thank you for the information!
---Michael
From: Peter W. Borders <pwborders@...>
To: onhandpc@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 7:58:59 PM
Subject: Re: [onhandpc] Re: Going Through Batteries
I have bought my batteries from this place the last couple of times.
Good quality batteries that seem to last well and have current dates,
not old stock. $0.50 a piece in groups of 10 plus $4.99 shipping no
matter what you buy. Not affiliated with them just a happy customer.
Pete
http://as-seen. bizhosting. com/maxell_ 3v_lithium_ battery_cr2025. html
Urantian wrote:
> Thank you for the tip about the 2032 batteries. I have a pair in my
> watch now. The cover turns only half-way between OPEN and CLOSE
> before becoming tight, but it seems to be sealed well.
>
> Hopefully, they will last a lot longer than these other cheap eBay
> 2025s. What's nice is that they were the same price as the
> store-bought 2025s.
>
> ---Michael
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Levi Yitzchak Horowitz <levikleh@yahoo. com>
> To: onhandpc@yahoogroup s.com
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 2:16:39 PM
> Subject: [onhandpc] Re: Going Through Batteries
>
> No, they're a bit larger, but if you can fit them in without the
> rubber seal sticking out, all's well.
>
> --- In onhandpc@yahoogroup s.com <mailto:onhandpc% 40yahoogroups. com>,
> Urantian <oneurantian@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > Are the 2032 batteries the same size?
> >
> > ---Michael
> >
> >
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Levi Yitzchak Horowitz <levikleh@.. .>
> > To: onhandpc@yahoogroup s.com <mailto:onhandpc% 40yahoogroups. com>
> > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 1:50:56 PM
> > Subject: [onhandpc] Re: Going Through Batteries
> >
> >
> > That's definitely true... I got 5 batteries for 3.62 on eBay
> <http://www.ebay. com/>, and
> at
> > an electronics store I got them for $2 apeice, and they lasted
> > longer... Though I tend to use CR2032 batteries for their longer
> life.
> > --- In onhandpc@yahoogroup s.com <http://s.com/>, Urantian
> <oneurantian@ ...> wrote:
> > >
> > > I am using Vinnic lithium CR2025 batteries. The
SYSWATCH voltage
> > meter shows 5.5v. After changing to fresh batteries, the voltage
> > shows 6.5.
> > >
> > > I got the batteries through a volume deal on eBay, so I suspect
> > they are not as good as advertised. I recall getting much better
> > performance using more expensive batteries from an electronics
> store.
> > >
> > > I don't use the watch very much these days. I have the control
> > panel set to turn of the watch off from 11pm to 5am, and it has a
> 30
> > second timeout. I am also using the SPACK99 program to blink the
> > time for 1/4 second every two seconds. I'm all I can to conserve
> > power, but still make the watch functional.
> > >
> > > ---Michael
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
>
> > From: Levi Yitzchak Horowitz <levikleh@ .>
> > > To: onhandpc@yahoogroup s.com
> > > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:10:48 PM
> > > Subject: [onhandpc] Re: Going Through Batteries
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In onhandpc@yahoogroup s.com, Urantian <oneurantian@ ...>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Lately, my onHand has been reporting a low battery about two
> > weeks
> > > after replacement. Marrisoft's SYSWATCH program reports the
> > voltage to
> > > be 5.5v, which seems sufficient. Eventually, the watch shuts
> > down,
> > > and won't reboot until the batteries are replaced.
> > > >
> > > > I haven't measured the batteries with a meter yet, but I wonder
> > if
> > > there is another problem. The watch has two very small
batteries
> > > mounted on the system board. Could it be that they are low, and
> > making
> > > the watch conclude that the larger batteries are week?
> > > >
> > > > ---Michael
> > > >
> > > What type are the batteries? And about how much does the battery
> > meter
> > > show in SYSWATCH? Two weeks is not such a short time if you use
> > your
> > > watch a lot..
> > >
> >
>
>