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The
eyeglass industry requires very small screwdrivers, that may be a place to
start to look for the “tiny “ screwdrivers. Larry J. Dix Vice
President of Operations Global
Election Systems -----Original
Message----- During the
Chico election, four (4) Spyrus readers ran out of battery during the
day. During the Alameda Oakland City election one (1) Spyrus ran out of
battery. The Oakland unit was "new" or unused to my knowledge,
although I don't know where it had been prior to being shipped from
McKinney. The Chico units that ran out of juice could have been from LA
and may have been through an election. However, it causes fairly big
issues in the precinct, as it generally happened around 5:00pm during the
busiest time of the day. The following
questions are raised and need to be answered: 1) Given the
use of Spyrus in this environment, how long should be expect batteries to last? 2) I haven't
found a philips yet that fits the battery compartment. Can McKinney
provide to us or give us
info on where we can get small (scratch that - tiny) phillips screw drivers. 3) When
changing batteries, do we "lose" the Global software stored in the
unit? My concern is obviously: If the battery only lasts an
election or two AND new software has to be loaded onto the Spyrus when
batteries are changed, we have a problem. Awaiting info. Thanks Steve Knecht |