标题: 2 calculators vs 1 and batteries [打印本页] 作者: pacmandefense 时间: 2013-8-6 10:14 标题: 2 calculators vs 1 and batteries
I have 2 TI BA plus calculators, can I just bring both and switch in case the batteries in one die rather than wasting precious time replacing the battery?作者: yuoska 时间: 2013-8-6 10:14
Yes. If you have 2 calculators, I think you would be much better off bringing two instead of bringing one and batteries. Or… you could just change your batteries the day before the exam so you know you have new batteries.作者: RoastBeef 时间: 2013-8-6 10:14
bring 2 calculators. what happens if 1 gets crapped on?作者: RoastBeef 时间: 2013-8-6 10:14
Does anyone know anybody whose calculator actually failed them on the exam? I have 1 BA II Plus Pro but I don’t really want to spend an extra CDN$80. I have 2 new batteries though.作者: xilinx_altera 时间: 2013-8-6 10:14
it takes less than a 30 sec to change a battery. change one to be sure in a practice high tension test.
you need to buy a flathead screwdriver. I dont think they allow two calculators. Check the exam list.作者: former 时间: 2013-8-6 10:14
It’s risky changing the battery during high pressure situation. The guts of the calculator have to be pulled up to expose the battery.作者: torontoanalyst 时间: 2013-8-6 10:15
5-6 months? not a chance作者: himanshumh 时间: 2013-8-6 10:15
What happens if the display pooches out? A button gets stuck?? There’s a whole bunch of other bad things that can happen to IT hardware aside from the battery running out. For me, I’m not taking the chance, will have two with me. I didn’t waste 6 months of my life studying just to lose it all for the sake of a $40 calculator作者: OmarAdnan 时间: 2013-8-6 10:15
Waaaay too much paranoia in this thread. If you just replaced your battery for level I you are fine.
Odds of something happening are 1 in 200,000. Cost of batteries are $4. In my opinion it’s not worth the $4 on 1 in 200,000 odds.作者: transferpricing 时间: 2013-8-6 10:15
Reading the title of this thread – 2 Calculators, 1 Battery – I thought this dialogue could’ve quickly gone off on a tangent. But I digress… Are you guys going into war? Is it worth wasting 30 precious seconds to change a battery on a (practically new) calculator? Paranoia seems to be slowly settling in.
But itera was right – it could get crapped on.作者: Walex 时间: 2013-8-6 10:15
I’m bringing two calculators to the exam. What’s the opportunity cost? $30?
During one of my first mocks, my calculator froze during a long iteration. It works fine now, but I had to pull the batteries out and wipe it clean. I doubt that it will happen on exam day, but again, what’s the harm?作者: soverby 时间: 2013-8-6 10:15
I don’t think a calculator I have owned has ever died on me. I even fired up an old Mickey Mouse calculator from back in the day not too long ago and it could still do arithmetic. Those little puppies last forever.
That being said, I still changed my batteries about a week before each exam. I only brought one calculator.作者: Swanand 时间: 2013-8-6 10:15
Maybe my office buys cheap calculators, but I’ve had three die on me over the last 4 years. Display starts showing jibberish so you can’t read the numbers. Don’t make them like they used to. Admittedly though, my BA II is doing fine…作者: profil 时间: 2013-8-6 10:16
This is why the HP12c Platinum is a good investment. It has a battery indicator to warn you when the battery is low and needs replacing. Other ones don’t so you just have to guess whether it needs a new one or not, unless it runs out completely a few weeks before the exam.作者: busterbluth 时间: 2013-8-6 10:16
If you have 2, bring them both. I bought an extra one before the exam, you put so much time and effort into it, its worth the extra 30-40 bux just in case (however minimal it may be) that your first calculator dies. Batteries work too, but itll take time to change them and adds more anxiety to the exam. I think the extra cash to have the peace of mind is well worth it.
