Axminster Power Tools – Bargain

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

Hi Jason,

This is a Casio PB-410 personal Computer I picked up at aboot sale pre-2000. It has a 'hard' on/off switch so i was mistaken there. However the Ram card rated 3V 0.00002W still holds programmes entered before the millennium with no change of cell!

If that wattage is accurate then that would be 6.7 uA. Over 12 years it would use 0.7 Ah, much more than a lithium cell, so I imagine the 'real' drain is vastly less.

By the way the ram card is about 2" square and has 4K…

Neil

Edited By Stub Mandrel on 07/12/2012 20:06:16

[Anonymous]

I got my unit today; excellent service from Axminster, ordered yesterday morning and it came this afternoon. I'm in the countryside, so the post almost never comes before lunch!

I've measured the current consumption; 82µA running and 6µA off. Given that an el cheapo AAA cell probably has a capacity of around 300mAh you can work out the expected lifetime yourself.

Regards,

Andrew

Edited By Andrew Johnston on 07/12/2012 20:54:08

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

Of course, it should be about five years

Neil

[Mike WainwrightParticipant @mikewainwright87512]

Andrew

i am glad somebody else has ordered one. I am getting one for Christmas from my son so I hope it works.

I always think P&P is one of those things you have to put up with if you order on the Internet. I have ordered material and other goods recently and I have had to pay a third of the cost in P&P but I don't have anyone local that can supply the material or parts I wanted. I just live with it or don't buy it.

mike

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Got one for crimbo; nice little unit & cheap at the price ..inc postage

George

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

My nephew was showing me his latest a wee while ago, an app for his phone, a digital level, I think it cost one or two dollars. He wanted a level to check the floors in his house. Ian S C

[Nigel BennettParticipant @nigelbennett69913]

It's not exactly difficult to spring fifty quid with Axminster to get free postage…their catalogue arrived unexpectedly just after the holiday, and flicking through it, I thought that I could do with some nice new sharp Swiss files, so I did that, and oh, yes, I'll have one of those…oh and some new bandsaw blades..couple of craft knife blades..oh look at that, yes, I'd forgotten I neeeded one of those..and I'd just bust that, so I need a new one…and before I knew it I'd spent just over a hundred quid.

Receiving the parcel a day or so later was just like Christmas all over again, digging through to see what I'd bought. Wonderful.

[NJHParticipant @njh]

Hi Nigel

Even worse for me – I don't live too far from Axminster and drop in from time to time when I'm that way. It's surprising – they always seem to have something that I really need ……….!

Cheers

Norman

Edited By NJH on 12/01/2013 17:22:20

[JonParticipant @jon]

Postage sounds reasonable to me, how longs it take for someone to pick and pack the order then wait an eternity at post office. If charge for that looking around £15 in bulk being realistic.

Of the ones that have these digi angle boxes, do you find them useful? I have one off the bay two year ago around £60 rechargeable by usb but do a lot of aluminium work. For that its more trouble than its worth if want something absolutely cock on to a thou over 9"

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