Re: [IRCA] An easier way to switch out 9-volt batteries??

[Dave Hewitt <daveh200@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't let my 9V battery snap into the connector on the QX. I just snap it into the plastic frame and it is held tightly against the battery terminals. Works fine. There is minimal current flow. 

First time I used it, I snapped the battery fully into the connector. Nearly broke it trying to get it out. 

Dave N3BXY 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Dau" <drummer1965usa@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: ABDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, am@xxxxxxxxxxx, irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2013 3:53:27 PM 
Subject: [IRCA] An easier way to switch out 9-volt batteries?? 


Well, I've gone and done it again. For the second time in recent months, while changing the 9-volt battery that powers my Quantum QX Pro loop antenna, I've managed to break the clasp (the one that snaps onto the top of a 9-volt battery) apart from the negative wire that goes into the back of the base. And this time, I managed to break off the positive wire, as well. What I've been doing when switching out 9-volts is to take my index finger and thumb and pull the clasp off the battery. Should I be using a flathead screwdriver, or something else, to pry it off? Somehow, I'm using too much force, but I can't think of any other way. 

73, 
a frustrated Rick Dau 
South Omaha, Nebraska 
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