It uses the 3 volt Lithium cell found in later Apple devices. Should not
leak or explode, replace it and move on.
Needed to start up the NeXT.
C
On 7/16/2024 10:21 AM, John Robertson via cctalk wrote:
On 2024/07/16 6:28 a.m., Paul Koning wrote:
On Jul 16, 2024, at 9:05 AM, John Robertson via
cctalk<cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
I'm just starting to clean up a NeXT system that a friend has had in
storage for decades...
I assume the thing has a battery somewhere - I just hope it isn't
Ni-Cad!
At that age it might well be. So what? I think they are still
available. Or you can replace it by a non-rechargeable battery.
That's what I did with the ToD clock battery in my Pro; a lithium coin
cell with a series diode to prevent "charging" is not an ideal
solution but adequate, and it would be better if I used a Schottky
diode rather than a plain Si rectifier diode I happened to have lying
around.
paul
Battery leakage was the issue - having dealt with a great many logic
boards damaged or destroyed by leaking Ni-Cad batteries.
I've since seen a photo of the inside of the NeXT and it looks like they
used a plug in Lithium battery, so that risk is no longer of much
concern to me.
John :-#)#
