25 Nov
2013
25 Nov
'13
3:08 a.m.
Replacing the battery should get rid of a lot of errors. ;)
Is there a way to disable the charging circuit? I can get 3.8V without too
much trouble but the batteries would be non-rechargable.
The simplest thing is to buy a little NiCd or NiMH battery pack containing
three cells, designed for use in cordless telephones. It may even be possible
to find one with the right connector to plug directly in to the VAX.
If you can only get non-rechargable batteries, you could use three 1.5V cells
and two silicon diodes all in series which will prevent charging as well as
dropping the voltage from the battery by roughly 0.6V to 0.7V per diode. (Two
cells and one diode might work too.)
Whatever batteries you use, don't leave them in the machine when it is not
being used for long periods.
Regards,
Peter Coghlan