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HP-41C battery shield Message #1 Posted by Klaus on 12 Aug 2006, 8:32 a.m. Hello, does anyone have some information about a shield for the HP-41C battery pack? I have one, and I wonder who made this. You put it into you HP-41C, and it protects the battery contacts. It has the following text on it: "Remove this shield before using rechargeable battery pack HP82120A" I am not sure if it is a product of HP, because the construction is a bit unfortunate: It has four rivets with sharp heads that make contact with you HP-41C's battery contacts. In the HP-41CX, where it had been used, it destroyed the battery contact foil. I have made some pictures, and can send them via eMail (I don't know where I can upload them). Who made this crap?

Re: HP-41C battery shield Message #2 Posted by Raymond Del Tondo on 12 Aug 2006, 10:05 a.m., in response to message #1 by Klaus Hello, this 'crap' was made by HP;-) I think the holes in the contact buttons were made this way by purpose, however I would have put the flat side of the buttons on the other side;-) The holder has at least one positive effect: It prevents the batteries from falling off the normal battery holder when outside the calc. Raymond

Re: HP-41C battery shield Message #3 Posted by Klaus on 12 Aug 2006, 12:29 p.m., in response to message #2 by Raymond Del Tondo Thanks for the answer! I thought the shield was meant to stay in the calc, and not on the battery pack. I also must apologize for the word 'cr**'. Maybe "maldesigned piece" or "little junk" might fit better.

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