Re: ROM 01 IIgs battery - cheap hack

[Charles Richmond <richchas@comcast.net>]

Simon Williams wrote:
> 
> A while back, someone mentioned that the battery in a ROM 01 IIgs could
> be replaced with 2 AAs, and being rather cheap I had to give it a try...
> I picked up a fully enclosed battery holder at Radio Sack for about $3
> (Canadian). Clipping the old battery and replacing it with the holder
> was a piece of cake (and I'm far from skilled with the soldering iron!).
> Luckily, the leads on the battery holder were long enough to allow me to
> tuck the thing under the power supply (which I removed before I started
> soldering).
> I used a pair of Pure Energy AA rechargeables, because they're cheap and
> seem to last for ever. Well, at least it's gone for about three weeks
> without failing :)
> I'm sure I'll be changing batteries on a regular basis, but it still
> beats having to reset the contol panel everytime I start the thing ;-)
> 
You can order just about *any* battery from <www.ebatts.com>.
I have found their prices to be quite competitive. I got an
old-style black plastic "cube" alkaline battery for an older
Macintosh that I have from them...it was cheaper than the 
price I was quoted locally (for a battery that was *almost*
the same one).

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