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Re: Replacing a ROM01 IIgs Battery



Tempest wrote:
> How does one go about replacing the battery in a ROM 01 IIgs?  Looks
> like I'm going to have to desolder it (which makes me REALLY nervous).

Cut the leads near the battery leaving them attached to the
motherboard. Solder the new battery to the old leads - this avoids any
damage to the motherboard.
Night Owl used to sell a battery with spiral leads that would plug into
the cut leads of the old battery.