Re: The ever-popular PRAM question

2002-03-21 Thread Mark Benson
On Thursday, March 21, 2002, at 07:10 AM, Terry Graham wrote: Andrew's how-to: Tack soldering generally means, to lay a wire flat on a contact solder it down, rather than wrapping it around a pin or inserting it into a cup before soldering. Another idea, I took mini alligator clips to

Re: The ever-popular PRAM question

2002-03-21 Thread the pickle
At 08:24 + on 21/03/02, Mark Benson wrote: On Thursday, March 21, 2002, at 07:10 AM, Terry Graham wrote: Andrew's how-to: Tack soldering generally means, to lay a wire flat on a contact solder it down, rather than wrapping it around a pin or inserting it into a cup before soldering.

Re: The ever-popular PRAM question

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew Michael MacTao
yoyoyo wrote: Can you describe the tack-soldered procedure. Is that duel battery holder with two 1.5 volts batt.. Of course it is? Tack soldering generally means, to lay a wire flat on a contact solder it down, rather than wrapping it around a pin or inserting it into a cup before soldering.

Re: The ever-popular PRAM question

2002-03-20 Thread Terry Graham
Andrew's how-to: Tack soldering generally means, to lay a wire flat on a contact solder it down, rather than wrapping it around a pin or inserting it into a cup before soldering. Another idea, I took mini alligator clips to the board batt. holder. TT -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by

Re: The ever-popular PRAM question

2002-03-19 Thread the pickle
At 13:02 -0500 on 19/03/02, Ken Strayhorn wrote: Hmmm, I know that PRAM batteries are marked 3.6 volt but these 3-volt batteries are half the price so I thought I would ask the assembled experts - is this a cheap solution, or would the .6 volt make all the difference? They usually don't work.