Re: Suspension losses

On 1/10/2025 12:20 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Sat, 4 Jan 2025 20:51:16 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 

On 1/4/2025 7:28 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

>
I'll look in my collection and see if I have an HP11C.  Offhand, I
don't think so.  There are some on eBay.  The one's that offer the
least risk and are likely to work are $75 and up.

>
No need to check. When that calculator got stolen, the guys running the
company bought me a replacement. By then, the 11C was no longer
marketed, so I ended up with an HP 32S II, one of the few RPN machines
still in their line, IIRC.
>
The 11C seemed bulletproof, but this 32S is a bit flaky. Its the
calculator I keep in my workshop drawer, so it's not used very often.
But it seems that at least a third of the time I want to use it, it
refuses to turn on. I've slipped a little note in its case with notes on
the recovery procedure.
>
When it flakes out, I'll usually just pull out my Android phone and run
the HP 48G emulator. My main complaint about that one is that it isn't
really programmable - or at least, it doesn't retain programs when the
app is killed.

 I finally remembered to look into my boxes of HP calculators.  I don't
have an HP 32SII or something comparable.  In the scientific
calculator section, I found an HP 31E and a 32E.  Both of these are
low end RPN calculators with LED displays.  The 31E had a battery leak
at some time in the past and will require that I do some battery
contact rebuilding.  I can provide a complete list of what I have in
stock.

You don't need to do that for me. I'll stick with the calculators I have.
--
- Frank Krygowski