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Default LR44 batteries - voltage

On 30/07/18 22:56, Max Demian wrote:
On 30/07/2018 13:19, Michael Chare wrote:
I bought some LR44 1.55v batteries on ebay for my Barclays Pin sentry
card reader. They don't work!


I get mine from https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0042LPUIK/ £3.70 for 10
including postage. No problems.

Using my digital multimeter the voltages of the 4 I tried are 0.471
1.30 1.43 1.47

What voltage should I get from a new battery?


!.5V nominal.

The card reader was showing "Low Battery".Â* Fortunately after I rubbed
the old batteries with a tissue the card reader started to work so I
have been able to make my online bank payment.


Why not take it back to a Barclays Bank branch? I expect they'll replace
the reader.


+1
That's what they did for me. Don't even have to go to a branch.
https://www.barclays.co.uk/help/onli...entry_replace/