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HP-33c - Wyatt_Irk - 05-04-2019 02:40 PM
This calculator came with the battery spring tabs removed, but an AA nimh rechargeable with a flat (-) terminal fits. Is it safe to use the charger with this set of rechargeable batteries in place?
RE: HP-33c - burkhard - 05-04-2019 04:27 PM
(05-04-2019 02:40 PM)Wyatt_Irk Wrote: This calculator came with the battery spring tabs removed, but an AA nimh rechargeable with a flat (-) terminal fits. Is it safe to use the charger with this set of rechargeable batteries in place?
It isn’t risk-free to use that calculator’s charger with the *intended* batteries.
If the modified calculator loses contact with the batteries while plugged in and turned on, it will smoke the ACT.
If you want to do this instead of charging off-board, I would at least be sure it is kept tuned off while the charger is plugged in.
RE: HP-33c - Wyatt_Irk - 05-04-2019 05:08 PM
Is there anyone available who can restore the correct tabs to the calculator’s terminals?