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Bob Parker wrote:
Hi again Jim,
You've had that meter for a long time now!
Yeh, when we decided to do a minor upgrade of the meter, we
thought that the battery needed to be looked at. Not so much because
of operating life, but because so many people either didn't like or
couldn't understand the idea of holding the 9V battery in place with a
piece of foam plastic between it and the bottom of the circuit board.
It's worked perfectly for me since 1995.
The only practical alternative we could think of was to use 6 x AAA
cells in holders stuck to the bottom of the plastic case. So the Mark
2 meter kit contains two AAA holders which have to be connected in
series.

I'd have preferred AA cells. They cost the same in the UK but last twice
as long. They're also easier to get.

The other alternative would have been a case mounted PP3 battery holder so
you could quickly change the battery.

However, thanks for the kit. It's super.

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