[Elecraft] OT - Lithium memory batt

2012-11-01 Thread Jim Wiley
Hoping to take advantage of the knowledge base here. Does anyone know of a battery suitable for memory backup (installed life = 5 years or more) that uses a chemistry other than lithium? And hopefully comes in the coin cell configuration? I need to order some CR2032 size, with solder tabs

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Lithium memory batt

2012-11-01 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Guess it depends upon the current demand, but some of my old home-built pc's going back to a 486 processor machine used a couple of AA alkaline cells. I changed them every year or two when I opened the system box to blow out the dust and evict any critters who took up residence. 73, Ron AC7AC

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Lithium memory batt

2012-11-01 Thread Bill Frantz
The 9V alkaline cell that backs up my alarm clock is going on 5 or 10 years now. Cheers - Bill, AE6JV On 11/1/12 at 2:25 PM, r...@cobi.biz (Ron D'Eau Claire) wrote: Guess it depends upon the current demand, but some of my old home-built pc's going back to a 486 processor machine used a couple

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Lithium memory batt

2012-11-01 Thread Fred Townsend
] On Behalf Of Jim Wiley Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 2:03 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] OT - Lithium memory batt Hoping to take advantage of the knowledge base here. Does anyone know of a battery suitable for memory backup (installed life = 5 years or more) that uses