PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-514

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 514

SEPTEMBER 1995

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-514 - Page 40 of 54
m
ere's a nasty Rumor makjNg the
roUNds. It's aboUt replacing the six
0-cell batteries iN yoUr A±/G²A³39
radio with a siNgle 9-volt baTtery´
LEtµs set the ¶eCord sTraighT· ¸he ¹-
2328 remote aNd º³2329 »ocal conTro¼
UniTs TaKe only D-Cell batte½ies, ±S¾
6135³¿³835³721À´ ¸he ConTrol UNits
are ±OÁ made to Âse 9-volT batTeriesÃ
Hereµs why:
@
First of allÄ the 9³Volt is the w¶ong
sÅze aNd shaPe ÆÇr the battery case· Ètµs
simply a bad fiT´ YoU'd have to modify
The case To allow The 9³volT to make
eÉectrical ÊontaCTË ¸Ìat modification has
not BeeN aUTho¶ÍZedÎ
loCal Unit aNd 48 hoUrs in The ½emote
UNÏt´
YouÐd have to rePlaCE the 9³Volt aÑUt
15 times To eqUal the 0-Cells' lifEspanË
ÈMagÒNe wÌaT ThaT wiÉÉ MeaÓ Òn dowÓÔ
TÒmeÕ NoT to meNTioÓ TraVel to a diÖtaNT
loÊatioÓ to serviCe yoU½ ½emote ×nit´
@
Øsing a 9Ùvolt Úatte
r
might oÛt
less moNey Up fronTÄ B×t Ítµs more eXÔ
peNsÒVe in The long ¶×ÓÜ WÝeN yo× conÞ
ßider The 9-VolT's shorte½ àiáßPan aNd
the nUmBe¶ of fresÌ BaTTeries yoUâÉÉ
needã
15 äthe cost goEs way Upå


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