<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi John,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No, I haven't had the nerve to open it = up yet. Maybe I'll do that.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It went dead on me for the second day = in a row today. It also did it once or twice a couple weeks ago. I only called = Dave C. late this afternoon, so he's only been AWINH (absent when I need him) = for about four hours - probably shouldn't jump on him to bad just = yet!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just thought that, the fabulous = resources as they are on this here piano list, I would submit a post and find out all I = need to know quicker than one could clip a connector on backwards!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I kinda need to have it fixed before I = tune on the cruise ships again - hard to plug it into those European-type = receptacles - but I guess I could just shove a couple bare wires in = there..........   ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Have you had it = apart?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Are the individual cells viewable?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It might just be one bad cell, that is = sucking down all the rest. Individual cells should be available at Radio = Shack, and could just be substituted. Don't use too big a soldering iron, and = watch the polarity.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I should open mine up, and have a boo. = The manual does say battery packs are available, and user replaceable.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Not like Dave, not to reply. </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It would be interesting to know, how = many people have replaced their battery packs.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A = href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.caHas">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca<FONT face=Arial size=2>Has</A> anyone replaced a Verituner Battery? It = uses the following battery pack: Rechargeable Nickel metal Hydride (MiMH) = battery pack: 10 x 1.2V cell NiMH pack series-configured 4000maH, 10K thermister, = AMP connector #640250-3. Yikes, what a mouthful.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is that something I can buy at = Radio Shack or some other electronics-type store?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any info would be = appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've tried contacting Dave = Carpenter, but haven't had any luck getting through yet.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><= /BODY></HTML>