14 Oct
2008
14 Oct
'08
11:23 p.m.
On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 05:52:17PM -0500, Doc Shipley wrote:
20 years? I thought the Li batteries had closer to a 10-year shelf life.
-ethan
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Ethan Dicks, A-333-S Current South Pole Weather at 15-Oct-2008 at 03:20 Z
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Brad Parker wrote:
I did that with my Compaq 286/SLT, using a low-profile socket, and that
made it too tall to fit under the bottom of the battery bay. Since I
didn't have a battery, I drimelled a hole in the floor of the battery
bay and it fits reasonably well.
For a desktop machine, of course, there's rarely any concern of vertical
clearance.
Am I high to think that if I buy one of the
DS1287's on ebay it might
work? Or all those so old that it's a waste of money? Anyone try
lately?
I've bought DS1287s off eBay that work fine. I always socket the
little bastards when I replace them though. :) I'm going
after the DS1287 with a dremel tonight and solder a 3v battery
to it :-) hi ho!
I've considered buying a minimum lot of new ones from Maxim. that'd
set me up for another 20 years or so. I'd have about 992 to sell, too!