Recent content by mcf455

berkeman/uart thanks for your responses I ran through the scenario as described in my previous posts twice, once with the original D cell battery (that got hot) and also with a brand new "D"cell. Both are alkaline batteries, the one that got hot measured 1.4 volts and the brand new one...

berkeman, thanks for the quick response. I had the unit sitting on my kitchen table so it was not in direct sunlight. Retracing my steps, I did play the mp3 player with the D Cell battery for 30-45 minutes, I unplugged battery from the MP3 player but did not notice it being hot at that time...

"D" cell battery gets hot As a hobbyist, I was playing around with an MP3 player that uses a single alkaline AAA battery. I wanted to see if the player would still work if I attached a "D" cell battery to the device. I went to Radio Shack and puchased a "D" cell battery holder which has two...