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RE: [chromapolaris] Re: Battery change

2012-03-09 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: synthparts
> 
> Paul, do you know why such ridiculously sized batteries were 
> used in these? Most synths of the era used tiny lithium coin cells...

So that they would still work after thirty years. ;-)

And so you could buy replacements at the 7-11, instead of having to find a
Radio Shack.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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