There is a small hole in the back of the calculator just big enough for a
stylus.  push it down with your stylus to reset it.  Sometimes it is
required when you change batteries but not all of the time.  Why?  I don't
know.  I only know that it worked on mine until the calculator got
physically destroyed.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: off topic, old sharp talking calculator/clock


> Like you, I also have the el640 that stopped working after 20 years. I
> changed batteries with no luck.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "w4hc" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 8:22 AM
> Subject: Re: off topic, old sharp talking calculator/clock
>
>
>> Does anyone know where I can get one of the talking calculators with
>> clock
>> and timer repaired. I have had this one for about 15 years and it has
>> been
> a
>> good one. It just suddenly stopped working. I changed batteries and got a
>> sighted person to check it out but couldn't get it to work again.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 3:10 PM
>> Subject: off topic, old sharp talking calculator/clock
>>
>>
>> > HI folks,
>> >
>> > I've had one of these for years and haven't bothered to set the time
>> > on it and don't have any instructions.  This is the unit with the
>> > timer mode, no stopwatch, alarm plays a cheesy version of Camp TOwn
>> > races or something like that.
>> >
>> > Anyway am leaving it in the drawer in the shack at the hospital club
>> > station where I get my hf fix frequently and would like to set the
>> > time correctly but can't recall how.  Anybody recall?"
>> > I only really used the calculator on the silly thing.  In fact the
>> > last time it was set correctly when I installed new batteries I think
>> > a friend did it.
>> >
>> > 73 de nf5b
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Richard Webb
>> >
>> > Electric Spider Productions
>> >                                            "They that can give up
>> > essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
>> > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
>> > --- Benjamin Franklin, NOvember 1755 from the
>> > Historical review of Pennsylvania
>> >
>>
>