Re: NiMh 'N' Batteries for the HP-41 Calculator in UK Message #35 Posted by donald wallace on 26 Oct 2005, 6:47 p.m., in response to message #34 by Jon
Hi Jon,
My old 41s are both fine thankyou. Why would I send you something I repaired? Certainly there is nothing wrong with the repair. It works and is solid. Your opinion, though in itself valued, is not valid.
I think you have a good sense of humour. Certainly an asset.
I decided to stay here for now as people may need some protection from the BAD ADVICE of a few others... I am happy to fill that role.
That would mean maybe I should be more critical? Certainly don't need to get abusive. In any event there is no payoff for me, but a few people with problems will definitely benefit.
No offence meant, but I would be happy to put my ([fine or motor] mechanical or [signal or power]electronics) repair skills against yours, Tony D.'s and Randys any day of the week. I see many errors in the advice these two gents give but I have the coutesy to avoid criticising them. That courtesy is not reciprocated and given their personalities and motives I don't expect it.
To the guy who speaks in latin: of your comments I ask:
Que bono? {you can correct my spelling ;-}
To date no-one in the forum has offered any concrete refutation of my two statements of damage from nicad cells/packs or wrecking displays by disassembly. Some have offered concrete info which in general supports my assertions. Therefore my judgement and advice in this matter is sound. More important, my motives were good.
In future I will not respond to criticism because all the other people who jump on the bandwagon obviously do not know what is really going on and their comments (if on topic) are not technically relevant or accurate. No offence meant.
I HAVE managed to bootstrap a small repair business for people down here in OZ and for that I am grateful to the forum, to Dave Hicks for hosting us all and to the unnamed software wizard who directed me here in the first place as he thought people here might benefit from my experiences. He doesn't post here anymore btw and given the behaviour of people here I do not wonder why. He's not the only one, either.
Thankyou to the people who have written to me expressing support. A few of you are leaders in your field. It's fun to push that envelope!
To you Tony and Randy I wish you every success in your business / work endeavours. To everyone else, good luck with your d-i-y repairs, may all your problems be little ones, long live hp hardware and roll on BUG SQUASHING in the various add-ons people have devised. I haven't seen any bug reports yet...(nor likely to?). The people I refer to know who they are.
DW
Edited: 26 Oct 2005, 6:50 p.m.
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