12 Apr
2005
12 Apr
'05
4:06 p.m.
On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 23:02:12 +0100
John Honniball <coredump at gifford.co.uk> wrote:
Liam Proven wrote:
I just use AAA battery holders. And really, there isn't much draw and
the batteries should last a little bit less than their unused shelf
life.
I use double-back foam tape to mount the battery connector somewhere
unobtrusive, and so that I don't have to drill or modify the Sparc case.
I don't suppose there's anywhere online
with a very simple
illustrated step-by-step guide on how to do this, is there? My IPX
is dead, I can just about solder without burning myself - on a good
day - and I'd love to fix it.
I did a couple of Sun NVRAM battery fixes (a while ago now) and
I took digital photos. If there's interest in seeing how to do it,
I can put up a web page. I didn't bother to remove the internal
battery, I just exposed the connections and wired a lithium cell
in parallel. Another one I did (on 31 Dec 1999!) used an external
two-cell AA battery holder.