Re: PRAM battery

[Charles Richmond <richmond@ev1.net>]

Mark Cummings wrote:
> 
> Charles,
> RTFQ.
>
Okay, okay...point taken... But Mr. Strutts did *mention* a Mac.
That should be at least a couple of lashes with a wet noodle... (;-))
> 
> William,
> Don't pay $20US each, I'd say $6-$8US would be about right. In Australia we
> can buy them from electronics outlets like Disk Smith Electronics or Jaycar,
> and even a lot of battery specialists. They sell here for about $13AUD
> (halve that for USD).
> One thing you probably realise is the ROM-1 uses a battery with axial leads
> which can be fitted a couple of ways:
> 1) cut out the old battery near the battery & leave leads sticking out of
> the motherboard. then straighten up the leads in the motherboard. then place
> in the new battery (the right way !) and wrap the new leads around the old
> ones a few times then cut off any excess. You can add solder if you wish.
> 2) have someone solder it in properly. I prefer this option.
> For the ROM-3 the battery is the same as the Macs with standard battery
> terminals.
> 
Well, I guess Mr. Strutts *could* go to all that trouble... But 
<www.ebatts.com> should have the *exact* battery that he needs 
with *no* manipulation required. IIRC, I paid $12 U.S. for my 
Mac 638CD battery...and locally they wanted $30!!! Since the
batteries are *small*, the shipping is *not* much... For
convenience, price, and selection, I still pick ebatts...

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