Re: IIGS BATTERY: 3.0v or 3.6v?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

stephen e buggie writes ...
> 
>     CORRECT VOLTAGE FOR IIGS MOTHERBOARD BATTERy: 3.0V OR 3.6V?
> 
>         I got another IIgs CPU ROM 1 ---- works perfectly except that > the
> battery was dead.  Its battery was a 1/2 AA 3.0v, so I salvaged an
> identical (good) battery from a scrapped Mac II.
> 
> Now, the control panel settings are preserved normally, BUT the IIGS
> clock does not advance!
> 
> I looked at another IIgs Rom 1, and its battery is 3.6v DC.
> 
> Which battery voltage is optimum????

     3.6V is the correct voltage for the IIgs battery.


> 
> BTW, I SOLDERED the battery to the leads ---no hassle.
> (I could never understand why "clip-on" was work $14 bucks!)

 ....

     $14 was a bit high; but, then, it lasted/lasts 7 years or more.
Also, Nite Owl's Slide-On battery did avoid the hassle of soldering and
was the right voltage.



Rubywand