At 11:40 25-07-16, Richard Lee wrote:
>> Most days I would agree with you: but there is always Murphy's Law to
>contend with, and the specific case of this states that a PP3-powered
>recording device will fail only when a unique event is to be recorded.
>
>Ha! In my limited experience, Murphy is MUCH more likely to strike at
>rechargeable batteries. 8>D
>
>You find, far too late, that you haven't charged them properly or they no
>longer retain charge properly.
Yes; but in my experience this is more predictable than how or when
Murphy will strike!
>If you use rechargeables, I suggest you have a new alkaline PP3 or two in
>your spares kit with the correct connector.
Talking about connectors -- those to PP3 batteries, like these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-X-HARD-PLASTIC-PP3-9V-BATTERY-CLIP-SNAP-ON-CONNECTOR-145MM-CABLE-LEAD-SNAPS-/280832811783
often have very thin wires, and I had one break off a couple of
months ago, with nearly totally disastrous results. I replaced the
assembly with a snap in holder.
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