Re: IIgs battery life

[jblaby@news.cyberstore.ca (John Blaby)]

On Wed, 6 Apr 1994 06:17:46 GMT, Randy Shackelford (shack@crash.cts.com) wrote:
  > I was wondering how many IIgs types out there have had to replace the battery
  > in their machines. I have two ROM 01's, one of which has been in my possession
  > since July '87, and they are still running strong on their original batteries.
  > Presumably my ROM 3 has its original one as well, but it's not easy to tell
  > since it's not soldered on. How many ROM 01's are there left which have never
  > needed a replacement? I figure mine are overdue to go some time soon now.


My Rom 3 battery is still going strong. My Rom 1 (a converted //E)
battery died a year ago. All I did was to clip the old battery out and
replace it with a rechargebale phone battery pack that I had laying
around here. I just used alligator clip leads. I haven't yet had to
recharge the battery pack. BTW, I checked the old battery that I
removed. It barely deflected the meter on its lowest scale. The
circuit must not require a great amount of power. When the battery
'died', it did so all of a sudden.

There ya go..
	John
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