If we're speaking, I could use one ...😁
On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 8:53 PM Brian K. White <bw.al...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2/10/23 10:13, Brian K. White wrote: > > Oh you sure don't want to solder to the cells. > > I did not mean to suggest buying individual cells, just to identify > > them for reference for searching for packs made with them. > > > > Battery packs are often named after the cells. > > The memory battery inside the 100 is called "3/V80H 2-pin" because > > it's made of 3 V80H cells, etc. > > > > The new batteries worked perfect. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/68qSfxdPD9WwdhzHA > > The only thing is it is a tight fit between the rom socket and the edge > of the cryptonics board, and I think that tightness pushing sideways on > the edge of the board maybe caused some of the bus pins to not make good > connection and made the machine crash and no boot after reset. Fiddling > with the cell pack a little flipping it over different directions I > found an orientation that felt slightly better and now it's running > again. Or maybe that was just alcohol not fully dried yet trapped under > chips. I think maybe the trick is lay the battery in position first and > then the pcb. > > The tight fit is the same as the original pack anyway. > > The lead wires fish right in between the female bus sockets like the > original wires. I fished them in end-wise, not mashed from the top, and > they fit with no resistance, no mashing of the insulation at all. > > If you look at the pics here, before soldering, I flush-cut 4 of the > pins that poke up right under the red & black wires, and then touched > them with flux and fresh solder so they made smooth domes so they don't > pierce the battery wires. I did that before installing the new battery. > > The old battery wire was stuck by super glue, so it took a little care > to scrape up most of the insulation and super glue without scratching > any traces on the pcb. > > > If you want you can have one of the 2 extra packs I got. > > -- > bkw >
