Re: LC IIe card reading files as forked

[John L <jlogo3@bigpond.dot.com>]

On Mon, 31 May 2004 02:29:24 GMT, Sean McNamara
<sean@macassist.com.au> wrote:

>In article <jm8db01duqdbj68fdsqr8uuqf0j49el4gn@4ax.com>,
> John L <jlogo3@bigpond.dot.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a similar setup although my clock battery is dead :(
>
>Hi John,
>
>can report success with the 3xAAA betteries hooked up in a 2 battery 
>holder placed in series with a 1 battery holder, then attached to the 
>original battery's plug. Total cost under AU$5, about 10-15 minutes to 
>solder/setup. Now when the batteries go flat it'll be about 2 minutes 
>work and AU$3 for the batteries. Much better than the AU$35-40 being 
>quoted currently for the cubic Rayovac batteries out here (when they're 
>available).


Sounds good.   I had a lot of trouble locating the Rayovac batteries
and eventually gave up.  I recently managed to find (on the street) a
cannibalised LC575 mainboard which had a working battery on it so I
used that.  I'll keep your alternative battery configuration in mind
if my current battery dies prematurely.



John