I must say, it was pretty ballsy of you to put batteries that could explode in your AU$200-or-so mouse!!
Even more so to leave the second one in after the first exploded... Ballsy. Or Stupid :-) -- John. > From personal experience: > > One time I accidently stuck a regular set of alkaline batteries in my > Rayovac recharger along with some actual rechargables. Went back the next > day to use them, and was surprised to note that not only did they recharge, > but they seemed to be intact. Thinking myself quite clever, I used them > until they were dead again (much shorter than their original life, but it > was still free time) and decided to see what happened if I recharged them > again. Again it worked, but a day or so later I use using the device with > them in it (my wireless optical mouse) when I heard a loud POP! from the > mouse. Opened up the battery compartment and one of the batteries had > sprung a leak somewhere and was leaking something viscous into the mouse. > Got them out quickly and cleaned up the mouse, but it was a pain. Later > that day I heard another loud pop as the second battery did a similar thing. > > Needless to say, I haven't tried recharging non-rechargables again. Hate to > think what would have happened if they'd gone when I wasn't home, or in the > charger. > > Scott Holder > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
