The standard plastic mould on the back of my TEXAS INSTRUMENTS BA II Plus when put on a flat surface makes sounds while in use.
I sanded the mould off and used super glue to attach rubber band strips to the back of the calculator. The sound is gone now and its quite silent.
Is this OK ? The exam proctors will they think bad of this ?
I guess, Erasers are allowed, erasers with covers are not thus you can make from this that, Calculators are allowed, calculators with modification may not… be little wise to use an extra handkerchief folded to keep the calculator without noise and avoid slipping if your desk has a steep slope which I experienced in the past…
Try it out. And if it the mods call you out on it…
#BetterLuckNextYear
E-mail CFA Institute and ask them.
Our opinions are worthless here.
not worth the risk. buy something with rubber feet. baii pro, or 12c.
I agree. I wouldn’t do anything to stick out from the crowd, even if CFAI said it was okay. Worst case is, you got a person who may look at hundreds of calcs, notice that yours is different, and says you can’t use it. You want to go get your iphone or email from your car and prove them wrong on exam day?
You’re fine
Bring another, unmodified, calculator. If they ban the former, you’re protected with the latter.
By the terms of Social Darwinism, OP was not supposed to pass this upcoming exam.
#NaturalSelection
That’s the reason why I asked, so I could have someone blockade me from committing a massive blunder.
I really wonder how someone with critical thinking skills like yours became a Charterholder, the Ethics section claims candidates ought to be objective in their assessments, and you’re here making indirect ad hominem attacks on some stranger on some internet discussion board.
no idea why he hasn’t been banned.
I guess some people add value and well… #some don’t. I wouldn’t worry about it too much, I guess it takes all sorts…