Re: IIgs batteries

[Roger Johnstone <rojaws@orcon.net.nz>]

In <_vDGc.101932$HS3.50410@edtnps84> Wayne Stewart  wrote:
> sca wrote:
> 
>> I was just wondering the lifetime on the batteries in IIgs's.  I've 
>> got  a ROM 03 with a battery that is still good after all these years.  
>> I  have a ROM 01 that is NOT good.    #1.  Is there a way to tell 
>> when your motherboard was manufactured?  #2.  Is there a way to find 
>> out the age of any components?
> 
> Battery life varies at least partly by how much the IIgs is used. The
> battery powers the clock and a bit of RAM for the control panel
> sttings. When the IIgs is turned on the power supply powers those.
> 
> #1 Just to the rear of the memory expansion slot on the IIgs
> motherboards you'll find the date stamped
> 
> #2 If you mean the age of the chip, most chips have the date stamped 
> on them too. Usually the year and week  8824 = 24th week of 1988
>
> Wayne

The batteries often have the same date codes on them too. That can 
reveal if the battery is the original or a replacement, and how long 
it's lasted.

A good battery can last 10 years in a IIGS.

-- 
Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand
http://vintageware.orcon.net.nz/
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