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From: herman@corpane.uucp (Harry Herman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: ESD and Battery test
Message-ID: <1991Apr15.191633.545@corpane.uucp>
Date: 15 Apr 91 19:16:33 GMT
References: <1991Apr15.061118.26329@tippy>
Organization: Corpane Industries Inc.
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In <1991Apr15.061118.26329@tippy> tyg@tippy writes:

>The following is a description of the ESD test posted quite a while
>ago:

>>I was playing around with my 48 tonight, and decided to explore the self test
>>mode.  After pressing ON-D, I then pressed the MTH key.  The 48 started
>>beeping and displayed:
>>
>>        ESD 210V  210V
>>            ||    ||
>>
>>Does this mean it has been zapped with an electrostatic discharge of 210V?
>>It passes all of the tests as far as I can see.  I think it did get a static
>>zap the other day.
> 
>Brother! talk about a pessimist ....
>Your 48 is just fine.  This is a fast looping memory test which will halt
>with a checksum if ram is somehow changed.  Its purpose was to allow us
[Rest deleted]

>All the obvious and non-obvious disclaimers apply...
> 
>Steve
> 
And here I thought there was a 210 Volt power-supply in the calculator. :-)



					Harry Herman
					herman@ukma!corpane