Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #00161
To: Matthys Meyers p.meyers@mail.es.co.nz
From: Jean auBois aubois@trail.com
Date: Thursday, February 04, 1999 5:43 AM
Subject: Why not button cells (Re: WHAT?)
>This is a question for the leadership at large: wouldn't it be a better
>design and somewhat more aesthetic to use alkaline button cells? They tend
>to have a fair amount of charge available, you can easily find cell holders
>for the thinner types and you don't (usually) have to worry about nasty
>chemicals or metal cuts.
>
>
>Zoz
Well I don't qualify for leadership(I'm holding out for the position of
stooge myself. are there any sycophants?) But I've started playing with
coin cells. Digikey sells all sorts of battery holders. You need to double
up for current tho. Right now I'm waiting on some capacitors. Coin cells are
more asthetic. If you hook up to 2 seperate holders they look like ears (or
eyes depending on where you put them.) A lot easier to get too.
The only drawback is that it tends to make beambots cute. and threads like
this bring forth words like "grok" makes me remember my age and mispent
youth.....
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