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missing segments on 20b running 34s
Message #1 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 4 Oct 2011, 12:50 a.m.

No complaint here, this is a question.

Has anyone else noticed missing segments that fail and then come back during another use? The ones that fail seem to be the lower segments of both lines, but as i said, it is an intermittent electrical problem. It's as if hp has subcontracted Lucas to make the display.

New batteries did not cure the problem.

      
Re: missing segments on 20b running 34s
Message #2 Posted by Paul Dale on 4 Oct 2011, 12:56 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by db (martinez, ca.)

Sounds like a hardware problem to me. I've not noticed anything like this on either my 20b or 30b.

- Pauli

            
Re: missing segments on 20b running 34s
Message #3 Posted by Walter B on 4 Oct 2011, 1:26 a.m.,
in response to message #2 by Paul Dale

Nor did I.

                  
Re: missing segments on 20b running 34s
Message #4 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 4 Oct 2011, 9:34 p.m.,
in response to message #3 by Walter B

Yes. I'd bet it is a hardware problem too. Well, i dodged the bullet on the 15c issues but i have the only imperfect screen in the 20/30b series. I can live with that. Maybe it will be worth something on ebaby someday.

"Hewlet (sic) Packard Calculator with the RARE UNIQUE ONE-OF-A-KIND Ghost Screen. L@@k!!!!!"

                        
Re: missing segments on 20b running 34s
Message #5 Posted by Walter B on 5 Oct 2011, 1:27 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by db (martinez, ca.)

Hopefully, you can add then: "They are not made this way anymore!"


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