If Sean doesn't claim the other one within a few days you can have it.
bkw On Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 4:26 PM Gary Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > Brian, > I've got one of those RAM modules that also needs a replacement battery > pack as well. Would be nice for it to hold its contents again! > > Gary > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 1:46 PM Brian K. White <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> No prob, I'll pm off list. x-xxxx. >> -- >> bkw >> >> On 2/16/23 10:14, Mike Stein wrote: >> > If we're speaking, I could use one ...😁 >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 8:53 PM Brian K. White <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 >> > <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 >> > >> >> -- >> bkw >> >>
