Batteries inside the original box... Message #1 Posted by Han on 12 May 2006, 2:33 p.m.
Hi,
Does anyone have advice on whether I should keep the original batteries that come with the original box of an HP calculator inside the box. For example, I have an HP48SX that's brand new in the box. It still has the batteries. Should I leave them there for completeness? Or should I remove them in case they corrode over the years?
Han
batteris in box Message #2 Posted by bill platt on 12 May 2006, 3:40 p.m., in response to message #1 by Han
I vote to take them out.
Re: Batteries inside the original box... Message #3 Posted by Jim Creybohm on 12 May 2006, 4:53 p.m., in response to message #1 by Han
Agree with the above poster. The batteries can leak, and could damage the box, books, and worst of all, the calculator.
Re: Batteries inside the original box... Message #4 Posted by David Smith on 12 May 2006, 5:59 p.m., in response to message #1 by Han
I tend to keep them in the box, sealed in two zip lock bags. I put the first bag seal end first into the second bag. I also place them in the box where they will do minimal damage if (when?) they do spew goo.
Re: Batteries inside the original box... Message #5 Posted by Hugh Evans on 13 May 2006, 12:31 a.m., in response to message #1 by Han
Why not seal them in a plastic bag, label them, and store them in the back of your freezer to prevent leakage by slowing the chemical reaction a tad? I could *really* preserve them in some liquid helium I have access to, but that's probably a bit of overkill.
Re: Batteries inside the original box... Message #6 Posted by Marcus von Cube, Germany on 13 May 2006, 8:43 a.m., in response to message #5 by Hugh Evans
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I could *really* preserve them in some liquid helium I have access to...
Any ideas anybody what else could be preserved in liquid helium? Your mates? Your current car? Anything worthwhile?
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