On 28/01/2018 11:55, Jim wrote:


Trying to find similar in the UK: anyone any idea if anyone sells them - other
than ebay plus postage of course

http://uk.farnell.com/keystone/96/pr...-9v/dp/1716316

Just solder a wire across the terminals and cut it when you want to use
the battery. Easy.

Cheers

Why does that sound plausible as well as ridiculous?

Oh I know, that's what they did to moving-coil multi meters to protect
them during shipping.

I once had an argument with the proprietor of an electronics shop when
I tried to return a faulty meter, they said I had invalidated the
warranty by opening it and snipping the wire.

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Graham.
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