Re: ClockWorks info plz (2)

[Michael Mahon <mahon@cup.hp.com>]

Brian Hammack wrote:
> 
>         Hiya!  I just came across a Micro Systems Research 'Clockworks'
> (rev 3.2) card -- like new, no wear on the gold fingers or dust on the
> card itself, so I'm free to assume the battery is still alive.
> 

Not necessarily!  NiCd's, like everything else (!), ages even in
storage.  If it won't hold a charge, or if it's "getting fuzzy"
around the seals, it should be replaced.

-michael

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