I have more On Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 6:33 PM Alex // nytpu <a...@nytpu.com> wrote:
> Hi all, > > A NEC PC-8201A I picked up just arrived, and I have a few questions, > particularly on the internal battery. > > It arrived and didn't boot with fresh alkaline batteries, so I opened it > up. The internal NiCd battery was starting to corrode so I removed it > (lucky I caught it now before there was a disaster). Everything else > looked perfect internally so I closed it back up and tried booting it > again, and it worked perfectly! It's obviously not an issue but I was > just wondering if anyone had that happen---it's strange to me that a > dead battery being present doesn't boot at all while no battery at all > works fine. > > On replacing the internal battery, according to this email[a] from > November both ArcadeShopper and Soigeneris had replacement batteries, > however looking now neither of them have any in stock. Does anyone know > if they're going to get any more in? I don't mind waiting if it'll just > be a while but if they aren't planning on ever getting them back I'll > look around elsewhere for one. > > For alternatives, since the internal battery seems to be recharged from > the main battery pack I assume a regular CR2032 would be a no-go, but > has anyone tried out soldering in a socket + LIR2032? > > ~nytpu > > [a]: > http://lists.bitchin100.com/private.cgi/m100-bitchin100.com/2021-November/054669.html > > -- > Alex // nytpu > a...@nytpu.com > gpg --locate-external-key a...@nytpu.com >
