> On Monday, May 27, 2002, at 08:09 AM, Brian Jones ( Setar ) wrote:
>
> > Is it true that if you hold the imac battery between your thumb and
> > forefinger with each finger on the + or - pole, it will kill the
battery.
> >
> > I have held many AA batteries that way and there was no problem, and
some
> > even use this method to test whether the battery is good or not.
> >
> > I bought a battery, it was tested at the mac dealer here in Aruba and it
> > registered 3.6.
> >
> > When I picked it up, he grabbed it out of my hand and said I shouldn't
> > hold
> > it that way. When I got home the battery was dead, even though it
tested
> > 3.6 after I held it that way at the store.
> >
> > Naturally he told me there are no refunds. It cost US$25 to buy here in
> > Aruba.
>
> I don't see why this would kill it..... it's virtually the same as a AA or
> AAA battery; lithium paste, lead anode. Naturally, it's a bad idea to
> touch both the poles on a battery anyway, but at ~3V there's no real
> danger to you or the battery. Every kid will touch his (or her) tongue to
> the terminals of a 9V battery and feel the tingling. Well, at least, I
did.
> .. ;D
>
> US$25 though...... that's abrupt. Where are you buying? Radio Shack sells
> them for US$7 or so here in the states. Have any of those in Aruba? Hell,
> you could probably order one on their website and have it shipped for less
> than $25....
>From an Apple dealer. Rip off artist. There is a Radio Shack here, so I
will try there. I never imagined there would be such a price difference and
an
Apple dealer would be such a crook. That's what living on this Dutch Indian
Reservation is like. I'll fix him good.
Brian Jones
Aruba
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