Also emailing me when I'm out of stock on something gets much faster results than posting on a group
On Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 8:26 PM Gregory McGill <[email protected]> wrote: > I have more > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 6:33 PM Alex // nytpu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> A NEC PC-8201A I picked up just arrived, and I have a few questions, >> particularly on the internal battery. >> >> It arrived and didn't boot with fresh alkaline batteries, so I opened it >> up. The internal NiCd battery was starting to corrode so I removed it >> (lucky I caught it now before there was a disaster). Everything else >> looked perfect internally so I closed it back up and tried booting it >> again, and it worked perfectly! It's obviously not an issue but I was >> just wondering if anyone had that happen---it's strange to me that a >> dead battery being present doesn't boot at all while no battery at all >> works fine. >> >> On replacing the internal battery, according to this email[a] from >> November both ArcadeShopper and Soigeneris had replacement batteries, >> however looking now neither of them have any in stock. Does anyone know >> if they're going to get any more in? I don't mind waiting if it'll just >> be a while but if they aren't planning on ever getting them back I'll >> look around elsewhere for one. >> >> For alternatives, since the internal battery seems to be recharged from >> the main battery pack I assume a regular CR2032 would be a no-go, but >> has anyone tried out soldering in a socket + LIR2032? >> >> ~nytpu >> >> [a]: >> http://lists.bitchin100.com/private.cgi/m100-bitchin100.com/2021-November/054669.html >> >> -- >> Alex // nytpu >> [email protected] >> gpg --locate-external-key [email protected] >> >
