Re: Replace 3.6v Battery on IIgs

[btomlin@NOSPAM.texas.net (Bruce Tomlin)]

In article <37884F71.616067B@swbell.net>, rubywand@swbell.net wrote:

>      If you like, you can always solder, crimp, etc. insulated leads 
going to some
> plug or socket which matches the connector of a particular battery you'd 
like to
> use.  For connecting bare leads, Duncan Entwisle suggested using the springy

For what it's worth, I've been messing with a lot of old junker Mac II's 
lately.  I just checked and the standard 1/2 AA socket from the Mac II and 
later is about a quarter inch too short for the holes in the ROM 01 
motherboard.  It will NOT fit.  :(

>      GS users are sometimes shocked to discover that a replacement 
battery may cost
> $8 to $13. This has led to suggestions that 2-3 standard 1.5V cells in a 
holder be

That's about what it costs for Mac folks, too.  RS sells the 1/2 AA for 
$10, and the local electronics chain (Altex) sells 'em for $8.25.  On the 
other hand, I've scored at least four spares from all the junk Mac 
equipment I've been playing with lately.