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Don – I would
hope that having them inside for 24 hours before testing would eliminate the
temperature issue. I believe that
this is indicative of the problem that is popping up in many locations and not
related to temperature. Larry J. Dix Global Election Systems (972)-542-6000 -----Original
Message----- Greg:
Thanks for the input. Do you think this could be a problem with 24 units out of
149 that I had fail today? The units were stored in an unheated warehouse, but
were inside for 24 hrs before testing. All would not take or reject ballots. Thanks
Don -----Original Message----- Hi Don Living in a
cold climate makes one conscious of condensation. That poor frozen little
Accu-Vote brought from 20F to probably 70+F would create all kinds of
condensation on the circuit boards. That's why they put little packages
of silica gel into some electronic devices for shipping and storage.
Covered with moisture the circuit boards would either short out or cause
erratic behavior. A cold Accu-Vote should be warmed up for 2 hours before
being turned on. Twenty degrees F would not do good things for the life
of the battery. It sounds
like the read head is suspect. I bet if you swapped the read head (for a
proven one) it would work like a charm. My two cents
worth Greg |