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D8 battery question

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Trey Batson:
I was reading the D7 manual last night (I don't have a D8 manual) and I noticed they reccomend you take out your AA batteries or dc power if you don't plan on using your deck for a while.  Is this a valid concern over time?  What can this cause?

Thanks.

Brian Skalinder:
Best case, it'll probably drain your batteries.  Worst case they may corrode and leak battery acid in the deck.

Leaving it plugged into AC via the wallwart, you may get a voltage spike which could damage the deck.  (Most cheapo surge protectors and wallwarts don't do diddly to protect gear.)

Trey Batson:
Ok cool deal, I was pretty sure it wasn't a life/death issue for the deck.

Stumptown Matt:
The D7/8/100 and the M1 do not have a power on/off switch thus when the batteries are in the unit it is always on.  The display will use up the batteries over time.

Kindguy:
Over a long time.

I leave mine in so I do not have to reset the clock/date every time.

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