On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Robert Jarratt <[email protected] > wrote:
> > -----Original Message----- > > From: cctech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of william > > degnan > > Sent: 19 November 2015 17:28 > > To: cctech > > Subject: VAX 4000-200 Maintenance > > > > Performed maintenance of my VAX 4000-200. > > > > Removed NiCad battery > > > My to-do list has me doing the rounds of all my machines to check them all > for the batteries. I'd like to replace rather than remove though, but that > could get expensive at about £10-12 pounds per machine for the cordless > phone battery packs sold by Maplin. Maybe there is a better alternative, I > should go and take a look. > > Regards > > Rob > > > It was a pain to take the M7626 apart, I did think about replacing but decided I don't mind entering in the date whenever I boot up the system vs. worrying about the future. Overall I remove all batteries unless they're required. For example I removed all Amiga 2000 batteries, but keep up-to-date with things like IBM 5170 AT's and Compaq's 386-Pentium class systems because they need batteries to hold their configuration, (what a pain). -- Bill
