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Good morning Don
First thing I would have done is to remove the
top and check the cr2 light. If it stays on, it's dead or the
batteries are so flat it might stay on.
Remember in Gwinnett, that one unit that gave
the false readings, cr2 light stayed on. We let it charge and the cr2
light went out and the reader gave the correct results. Then we swapped
the battery with the one that was going back.
The main reason a ballot will not be accepted is
the reader is dead, as far as I know.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
Sent: February 16, 2000 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: Owen Dunn Printers and Ian's
Soapbox on Print Shop Certification
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
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
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