I changed the battery of my new 12C after only two months of moderate use soon after the flashing star started showing. Now, one month later, the flashing star occasionally shows briefly. It is the new version that runs on only one CR2032 cell. I just hope they sold me a defective battery. Furthermore, its body seems slightly bent, as one foot is always half a milimeter higher than the other three when I lay it on a flat surface. Operating it on a desktop is as noisy as operating a Morse code switch :-) (Not too bad as it is still under warranty)
Gerson.
Edited: 1 June 2005, 8:12 p.m.