Re: //gs batteries

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

shack@southwind.net (Randy Shackelford) wrote:

>Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>>I have not easily finding a rom 1 gs battery.  I need the kind with the
wires
>>>sticking out of each end.  Can I get them on the net or from some catalog?
>>>
>>>Radio shack seems not to have the exact replacement any more.
>>
>>Pretend to ask for a battery for a Mac LC.  ;-)
>>
>>They are the same battery.  Clip the leads close to the old
>>battery.  Then use a soldering iron to solder the new
>>battery to the old leads.
>>
>>Be quick!  Heat the battery too long and it'll explode.
>>
>>Bettery yet, go back to Radio Shack and see if they
>>have "battery sockets for Mac LC" too.
>
>At this point, you could get a whole ROM 3 box for what any of these ideas
>would cost. Far more bang for the buck that way too.

Some of us have made modifications to and/or
expanded our IIGS units.  Mine, for example, is
in a PC tower case and has a TWGS attached.
I would not like to make more MODs just to
swap in a new motherboard.  Second, removing
and plugging in the TWGS to a new motherboard
will stress the cable.  I can guarantee you that
the accelerator, which is currently still worth
over a hundred bucks, is not worth risking while
a battery worth less than $10 will do.  Lastly,
some of us realize that the supply of IIGS units
will not last forever.  Conservation of limited
resources is very important.  ;-)

Besides, if you do find a ROM 3, you'd end up
getting a battery for it too.  Why not save that
extra cost however little it is to you.  A bit of
solder costs nothing!  A ROM 3 plus a new
battery will cost more than just a battery for an
existing ROM 01.