kengr

I've had an electrical toy for many years (Erostek ET-312B if anybody cares). Some time last year the internal battery quit holding a charge. It still works ok, with the wall wart plugged in though.

The manufacturer offers a replacement "battery assembly" for $60. So I'd just been making do.

this month I had a fair bit extra left over at the end of the month so I was seeing what I was going to get off my "wish list".

One of the items was replacement batteries for some of my old UPS boxes. I noticed that *their* prices were around $10-30 and there was no way anything that big would fit in the case for the ET-312B.

So I got suspicious. I'd already downloaded the instructions for replacing the battery assembly, so getting case open was fairly simple. Getting the battery assembly out wasn't hard either.

The assembly consists of a metal bar that bolts to the case, the battery, and a U shaped bracket that fits over the battery and has "feet that bolt to the metal bar.

Unscrewing the feet was easy. Getting the battery free was not easy. They had large strips of double sided foam tape between the battery and the bar and the battery and the bracket. Getting *those* pried loose was not easy, especially since I had to worry about cracking the plastic case of the battery.

Once the battery was free and the tape removed, the battery proved to be a relatively standard sealed lead acid rechargeable. 12V 1.2 Ah.

When I looked it up online, prices ranged from $25 down to some discounters who had it for a bit less than $6.

With shipping, it came to under $14 when I ordered it from one of them. Less than a quarter of what the manufacturer wanted. Yeah, I'll need to buy some double sided foam tape, but I need that for other projects any.

So, for the same price I'm getting the battery for the ET-312B, one for one of my UPS's, and a couple of thumb drives with hardware write protect.

I slept thru much of Coming Out day. But here's a quick sketch...

Bi (ever since I knew about sex).

Somewhat poly.

Switch (but prefer sub though I can be a "service top" for many things and a real top for a few.

Bi-gendered or genderfluid. I present male most of the time just because it's less effort (fewer spoons). Would like to present female more but after all these decades of having to present male for protective coloration, there are so many things to unlearn as well as things to learn.

But ever since I knew the anatomical differences I wanted to switch back and forth. Had some rather detailed fantasies about different sorts of "cycles". Also tried the tape bit when I was in my early teens but couldn't get it to work. :-)

Probably neurovariant, possibly Aspergers or the like.

PTSD, social phobia social anxiety disordedr, all going back to when I was a kid, but getting worse in my later teens.

Hopefully, I'm a lovable mess.

Your Ultimate Purity Score Is...
Category	Your Score	Average
Self-Lovin'	28.3% When I think about you - or anyone - I touch myself	58.8%
Shamelessness	69% It takes a couple of drinks	74.7%
Sex Drive	68.4% A fool for love, but not always	72.6%
Straightness	21.4% Knows the other body type like a map	37.2%
Gayness	48.2% At least one weekend of ecstacy	75.8%
Fucking Sick	67.3% Dipped into depravity	86%
You are 48.85% pure Average Score: 66.9%
Take The Ultimate Purity Test and see how you match up!

ps. I should claim an extra yes or two on the "Self Lovin'" section.Without looking hard I found over 10 *gig* of porn on my computer. True, much of it is stuff I haven't had a chance to sort thru yet, but still. :-)