Re: II GS Boot disk and Battery

[mfumu@alphalink.com.au (Bill Robbins)]

In article <392B0F22.C0A5B95E@intergate.bc.ca>, Wayne Stewart
<waynes@intergate.bc.ca> wrote:

>> If I remember correctly, the IIgs ROM 3 motherboard had a scheme which
>> allowed replacing the battery without soldering, something about slipping
>> the twisted ends of the battery connectors over wires or a posts on the
>> motherboard.  It might be possible to snip the wires on the old battery
>> leaving a bit sticking up off the board and then simply slipping on the
>> connectors of a ROM 3 battery.
>
>No, the ROM 3 uses a standard battery holder the same as used in most
>later Macs. The battery looks similiar to a shortened AA battery.

Yep, now I remember.  Believe it or not I use a ROM 3 myself but have
never had to replace the battery, which is why my memory was a bit foggy. 
The last time I bared the battery holder to sight was when I replaced the
power supply with a heavy duty one, sometime around 1993.
-- 
Bill Robbins, mfumu@alphalink.com.au