12 Dec
2005
12 Dec
'05
4:09 p.m.
If it's not storing it then the battery may be
dead.
The VLCs (and, I think, all the VAXstation-4000s) use a DS1287 RTC chip
with an onboard Lithium battery. Just like a real Pee-Cee :-)
According to Dallas, they have a rated battery life of 10 years, but I
haven't seen any in my VAXes go dead yet.
If that's really the problem with yours, then I have some DS12887As if you
need one. They're supposed to be backward compatible with the DS1287 which,
AFAIK, isn't made anymore.
Bob