[FrankenTex]

Hello, All,

A PUBLIC SERVICE ANOUNCEMENT

I have been touting and doting upon my KORG/ToneWorks Pandora PX4 and other personal studio products of late and I just wanted to inform you all that I made the decision to invest in a Radio Shack(TM) compact recharger and 4xAAA NiMh (Nickle Metal Hydride) batteries. $20 for a compact charger which collapses to the size of a bar of soap and fits in my gig bag. It "does" AAs and AAAs. NiMh batteries are better (in every way) to the other rechargable choice NiCads (Nickle Cadmium). The NiMh Batts have no "memory barrier", last longer, and are (a bit) less noxious than NiCads . . . they also cost about twice as much ($20/4pak).

This will reduce my personal waste (pile) of noxious (heavy) metals which end up at our local landfill. Let's face it, most of us do not dispose of our Alkaline Batts in the approved fashion (as special, hazardous waste) and even the approved method is not much better.

The best news is that the $44 (totl) I spent will pay for it's self in about 22 weeks! And I will have put 84 fewer noxious batteries in the landfil over half a year. I will also save more than $40 in the 1st six months!

I wanted two sets of Batts (to rotate) but couldn't afford 'em. I got just one set of NiMh rather than two sets of NiCads and they charge as I sleep. I feel really good about that.

I also drive a Honda Insight (since spring of 2001) which is one of those "roachy" looking hybrids.