Re: //gs battery question...

[ind01661@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Tonji)]

tsetse (tsetse@trance.helix.net) wrote:
: dreamer@ods.sol.net wrote:


: : IS>In article <06998MSDNXMQJUCVMOM@ods.sol.net>,  <dreamer@ods.sol.net> wrote:
: : IS>>
: : IS>>Um, what are we gonna do when, 5 years down the road, our batteries die
: : IS>>and there's noone making a replacement?  Or, is there a standard battery
: : IS>>that could be hooked up to it, not unlike the Nightowl?

: : And what about those of use with ROM 1?

: from what i've seen, specialty battery stores carry a suitable battery, a
: 3 volt lithium N cell. i think i've even seen them in camera stores.
: (just don't quote me on this - i could be wrong :)
: i've got 8 odd years on my battery so i can expect to test my theory in
: the not too distant future.



I remember once flipping through a Fuji-Novell Battery catalog and seeing
an exact replacement for the gs battery (with lead wires attached just
like the gs battery!).  I'm fairly certain that this is a common format.
Try asking someone in an electronics supply shop about it.  I'm sure they
could at least order one for you.   Personally, I think I'll solder a
battery holder to my motherboard when my battery goes bad, so I won't
have to deal with the hassle of resoldering batteries every time.


Tonji