I have a Ti-83+ calculator that has gone bad. Its battery life quickly dropped to about a few mins.

Problem started about a month ago, when I got like 30 days battery life. I replaced the batteries (good ones) and then got about a week. Then replaced them again, and it died in less than a few minutes. How the hell is it possible for something to suck up 4 full good batteries in a couple of minutes????

I dont play/have any games. I dont have any other apps. Can any one fix it? How much?

11/17/2005 12:21:41 AM

we cant even do algebra man

11/17/2005 12:23:55 AM

Wasn't this thread posted recently?

11/17/2005 12:24:36 AM

yes.

11/17/2005 12:34:28 AM

QUESTIONS:
- does the calculator get hot?
- do the batteries get hot?
- did you drop it?
- did it get wet?
- is it still wet?
- how old is it?


POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:
- the problem is likelly a short circuit somewhere in the calculator draining your batteries
- could be a manufacturing flaw, return it for a replacement
- stop playing games
- don't do as much homework
- bang it on something (throw it at a whall or something), seriously something could be physically causing the short and jostling the device could dis-lodge what ever is causing the short.

[Edited on November 19, 2005 at 3:56 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on November 19, 2005 at 3:58 PM. Reason : .]

11/19/2005 3:54:45 PM

The calculator getting wet definately kills the battery life - I have to change my batteries like once a month these days after getting caught on campus in a rainstorm one day.

11/19/2005 8:23:56 PM