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Voyager battery cover - NoEqualsButton - 09-16-2019 09:00 AM
One of my Voyager series calculators is missing a battery cover. Does anybody know where I could find one? A 3D printing outfit perhaps?
Edit: at a reasonable price.
Edit 2: found someone searching for a 12c battery cover in the forum - best ( and cheapest ) route is to just buy a 12c off eBay. Ha ha ... funny.
Thanks.
RE: Voyager battery cover - 100LL - 09-16-2019 11:50 AM
I bought an 11C missing its batt cover and turns out that’s just what I did. Bought a worn but functional (as it turns out) 12c for $7. As a bonus it came with new batteries. Best price for a bat cover I found was around $15 I think.
Maybe some of mine have been donors - striegel - 09-16-2019 11:58 AM
The two HP 12C calculators that I most recently acquired were both missing the battery covers. If the best source is to buy up even more of them and keep swapping them around, maybe I'll just have to make some covers of my own.
Alan
RE: Voyager battery cover - Dave Frederickson - 09-16-2019 02:20 PM
Many small parts can be found at Samson Cables.
http://www.samsoncables.com/catalog/prodDetail.cfm?Prod_ID=408&Sku=HP12CBD1
RE: Voyager battery cover - NoEqualsButton - 09-16-2019 11:41 PM
(09-16-2019 02:20 PM)Dave Frederickson Wrote: Many small parts can be found at Samson Cables.
http://www.samsoncables.com/catalog/prodDetail.cfm?Prod_ID=408&Sku=HP12CBD1
They must be gold plated at those prices.
RE: Voyager battery cover - Dave Frederickson - 09-17-2019 01:42 AM
(09-16-2019 11:41 PM)NoEqualsButton Wrote:(09-16-2019 02:20 PM)Dave Frederickson Wrote: Many small parts can be found at Samson Cables.
http://www.samsoncables.com/catalog/prodDetail.cfm?Prod_ID=408&Sku=HP12CBD1
They must be gold plated at those prices.
I admit that $40 is a bit much for a 3-cell battery cover, but I don't think $10 is outrageous for a coin cell cover. Perhaps buying a 12C from eBay is a cheaper solution - here's one with bidding starting at $1 (plus shipping).
Alternatively, I'm all for 3D-printed parts. You might ask Nate Martin to create models of the battery covers.
Dave
RE: Voyager battery cover - Jose Gonzalez Divasson - 09-25-2019 03:14 PM
Sorry for the shameless plug:
http://www.thecalculatorstore.com/HP12C-battery-cover
3D printed (with a HP MultiJet Fusion machine, BTW), very good quality and fits perfect. There are pictures there.
RE: Voyager battery cover - Dave Frederickson - 09-25-2019 04:44 PM
Sylvain,
When you have the time, please update the HP Calculator Parts & Services article.
Thanks, Dave
RE: Voyager battery cover - ijabbott - 09-25-2019 06:46 PM
There are some designs on Thingiverse for Voyager 3xLR44 battery covers if you want to have a go at 3D printing one.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3746159
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2156354