Re: IIGS battery ---- will IBM Pee Cee battery suffice?

[aw133@lafn.org (James Poore)]

In a previous article, buggie@pegasus.unm.edu (stephen e buggie) says:

>I just scrapped two IBM junked "386" computers to get power supply, RAM,
>etc.
>
>Each one has a lithium battery soldered to the motherboard.  Will this be
>compatible with IIGS if the voltage is merely 3.0 volts DC rather than 3.6
>volts DC?
>
>Steve Buggie

I think Lithium batteries by nature are 1.5v per cell and NiCd's are 1.2v 
per cell thats why the difference.  Cmos Rams, from what I remember are 
good down to 2.4V so 3.0 should be OK.  But jus to be safe, I'd put in a 
BRAM checker to see if/when something changes.

Jim

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