Whitechapel CG-200

On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 00:32 +0100, Tony Duell wrote: I'm trying to decide what to do about the whole battery aspect. If the machine isn't going to be used for long periods of time then it makes sense not to have any batteries in it in case they leak (or whatever). But then if it doesn't need batteries during normal running, it seems a bit of a waste to have them there at all (and need to open up the case to fit them each time the machine's used) I presume they're normally used to keep some form of RAM containing configuration data alive though (plus maybe some kind of service processor operational) as well as providing power to the start up relay - so I'm not sure what the implications are there of not having them fitted. Maybe an external NiCd pack is the way to go - there are plenty of screw points at the rear of the case from which a suitable bracket for a battery box could be attached. Mind you, I'm sort of at the point where I think any machine which is to be stored for any period of time unused should have its PSU disconnected just to stop anyone trying to randomly power it up before doing some basic checks - in which case they'd need to open the case anyway. That's handy to know anyway; two of our three MG-1's have rather unwell hard disks which will need replacing before they can be made operational. cheers Jules