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Old 09-06-2010, 11:21 AM   #30
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Possible approaches to all K3 problems

There are three possible approaches to all our possible K3 problems:

1. Just live with it. I have a lot of gadgets with rare, internmttant problems and just live with them. For the most part they work great and I have no real complaints.

2. If the problem only occurs under certain rare circumstances, just avoid those circumstances. For example, in my case, if I kept the K3 in its cover in my wife's handbag, I probably would have had NO problems. By walking a long distance with it in vertical postion without the cover in my jacket pocket, I may have contributed to the problem. Most K3 owners will probably never even walk a mile ever much less carrying the K3. IF I had driven my car with the K3, probably no problem would have been evident either.

3. Replace the unit. Amazon will only do this with a free exchange for 30 days so be very sure if you want to wait awhile be sure that you don't wait too long. I elected that option.

The ironic thing about this is I had the same problem with a Franklin BIB 475 Bible. It always reset in Church but never at home. Eventually, the manufacturer replaced it and the new unit had the SAME PROBLEM. Thus, I never bring that electronic bible to Church anymore.

I had been bringing to Church a NowBible (electronic as well) and never have any problems with that unit.

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