Re: IIgs batteries

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Eric Smith asked:

>"Paul R. Santa-Maria" <paulrsm@buckeye-express.com> writes:
>> The ROM 00/01 has the battery soldered to the motherboard,
>> hence the "slip on" replacement.
>
>The "slip on" sounds scary to me.  If you don't remove the old
>battery, what's to prevent it from leaking and damaging your
>motherboard?

You do remove the old battery--after cutting its leads close
to the cell.

The "slip-on" terminals slide over the old wires.

-michael

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