Thanks, John. The REX and battery I ordered from Arcadeshopper will be here next week; I'll take the system back apart and swap the battery then.
I'm still amazed at the thought that this battery has held out for 32 years. Even with the memory power switch off, I'd have expected it to self-destruct by now. I guess I still have more to learn. =) In the meantime, I'm trying to understand the option ROM situation a little more, so I can decide what's useful when the REX gets here. Is there a listing somewhere of the option ROMs that have been made for this system, with detailed descriptions? Tom Wilson wilso...@gmail.com (619)940-6311 K6ABZ On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 10:25 AM John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 10:12 AM Tom Wilson <wilso...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Is there any risk if I just snip a bad pack out entirely? Assuming I >> don’t care about the memory contents when the machine is not in use... >> >> > At this point it's not even bad. Just old. It should be replaced when you > have time to do it. > > In fact the memory backup is a key feature of the machine. I would leave > it in until you have time to replace it given that it is functioning > normally and has no leakage or fuzz on it. > > -- John. >
