On Jul 10, 8:50 am, james wrote:
I am not ranting and raving. I am pointing out facts. I have 23 yrs
experience in designing battery powered electronic devices. You stated
that a external unit is not practicle and I say it is. If that is
ranting and raving to you then so be it.

Thanks for not responding like Frank...
I never said that being battery powered was impractical. I merely said
that there are certain problems with battery-powered type equipment
and we chose not to take that design route.
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