Varta is a German battery company. I generally buy Varta AA and AAA batteries (as they are known in the US) which we call R6 and R03. But they make all kinds of batteries.
[email protected] ________________________________________ Från: M100 [[email protected]] för Peter Vollan [[email protected]] Skickat: den 4 augusti 2020 23:15 Till: [email protected] Ämne: Re: [M100] Repair dilemma Forgive my ignorance.... What is a varta? On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 at 09:14, Matthew Stock <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Wayne. > > Yes, I already clipped the varta out (it had started to go, but hadn't > hit the board yet). Caps will be next - also something I need to do > on the M102. > > Matt > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 12:08 PM Wayne Talbot <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Change the internal battery; if it is not bad now, it will likely go bad > > soon and can rot your computer. While you have the case open, it is a good > > idea to replace the capacitors. Again, if they are not bad now they soon > > will be. > > Congratulations on your find. > > > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 10:53 AM Matthew Stock <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I recently picked up a "for parts, not working" M100 on Ebay. After a > >> quick inspection where I didn't see any obvious damage, I tried > >> powering it up with a wall wart. Much to my surprise, it came up > >> immediately and seems to work just fine (keyboard, display, etc). My > >> guess is that the corrosion in the battery case wasn't cleaned enough > >> and is preventing battery operation. It needs cleaning and a new > >> varta, but that's about it. > >> > >> My dilemma is that I have a M102 with some bad keys, and my intention > >> was to use the M100 as a parts doner. I really don't want to destroy > >> a working system. Does anyone here have a doner keyboard that's in > >> reasonable order? Looking for mainly the locking keys (caps, num > >> lock) and the function/arrow keys. > >> > >> I may just end up keeping the M100, though I really don't have a need > >> for it. :-) > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Matt --- När du skickar e-post till SLU så innebär detta att SLU behandlar dina personuppgifter. För att läsa mer om hur detta går till, klicka här <https://www.slu.se/om-slu/kontakta-slu/personuppgifter/> E-mailing SLU will result in SLU processing your personal data. For more information on how this is done, click here <https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/contact-slu/personal-data/>
