On 03/30/14 18:34, Paolo Aglialoro wrote: > I know about some people who have soldered new batteries to the worn out > ones, there are tutorials on the internet :) > Some time ago also people on openindiana mailing list discussed about this
yeah, that process does work. It can also be done on other machines that use similar chips -- did that to an mvme88k system. Before I toss most P-II or newer systems, I usually pull the battery holder out of the board, and use that and a "5 for $1" lithium cell I pick up from our local Chinese importers...ugly, but works. > On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 12:06 AM, James Hartley <jjhart...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have a few 440MHz Ultra 10's which have batteries which have finally worn >> out as that they no longer boot. I have battery replacements, but they are >> of the same age as the originals, so their lifetimes can't be expected to >> be extensive. yeah...just discovered all my U1s and most of my U2s sitting on the shelf have had their batteries fail recently ... that's on top of all the Sparc machines which failed long ago. >> So I'm asking this list. What are you doing to prolong the life on these >> vintage machines? Yeah, they're slow & perhaps power-hungry compared to >> present-day amd64 machines, but I would like to think that there is still >> usage left -- especially for nominal PostgreSQL use. >> >> Any insights/experience shared would be appreciated. well...if the machine is powered on, the battery doesn't seem to be used. If you have a stock of replacements, I'd consider getting some IC sockets and a five volt power pack (i.e., old cell phone charger) and keep the modules all powered up, as opposed to running on their battery.
