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
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Message-----
From: owner-support@gesn.com
[mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of
Steve Knecht
Sent:
Thursday, June 07, 2001 2:49 PM
To: Global Support
Subject: Spyrus Battery
Life
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
Global Election Systems
415-893-9941 office
415-893-9951 fax
415-225-6591 cell