9 Mar
2011
9 Mar
'11
7:37 p.m.
One of my computers is a 486SX. The soldered-in battery is apparently
failing; after a period of power-off, the time is badly off at re-start. The
date and BIOS are so far unaffected.
The motherboard has provision for an off-board battery. I am thinking of
using a socketed CR2032 battery which I believe is rated at 3 volts. The
manual for the computer describes the off-board battery as 3.6 volts.
Is it asking for trouble to use a 3v rather than a 3.6v battery? If so,
where are the 3.6v batteries available?
Thanks,
Kurt