HP 35s won't turn on

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(03-11-2015 02:30 AM)Mackpeirson Wrote:  I had this calculator for about a year. Recently it refused to turn on. One day it was fine, the next it seemed dead. New batteries don't make any difference. Is there a trick when this happens, or is this device repairable? One good thing, though; this prompted me to find a 41CV on eBay, which is in good shape. I have already programmed a feet and inches converter/calculator, since my work on industrial fired heaters involves doing take-offs from a lot of old equipment.

Try shorting the battery terminals together ( plus to minus ) to totally drain any charge left. Do this to both. Then insert new batteries. Sometimes this is all it takes.