Dear John, I replaced two batteries both on a GC and a SGC of a friend of mine thanks to a standard CR2032 3V lithium battery which the Italian QL hardware expert Romaldo Parodi, was able to get with presoldered pins on it. Then it was quite easy to solder a small additional wire to reach the two pins where the original battery was placed (actually four pins are present but only two are used).
I have shot some pictures of the procedure, if somebody is interested in getting them just email your private email address. Best regards Davide -----Messaggio originale----- Da: ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] Per conto di John Gilpin Inviato: giovedì 27 agosto 2009 0.12 A: ql-users Oggetto: [Ql-Users] Aurora + SGC problem. I have two identical rigs each one comprising Aurora + Super Gold Card + QuBide all mounted in a Pandora Case with other components - Hard Disk, PSU, Floppy Drive etc. - Until recently, each rig would self start - with no need to select F1 or F2 and each maintained perfect time and date. However, over the past few days I have noticed that although once they are up and running they still keep perfect time, once switched off, one of them comes back with a random time and date at switch on and the same machine needs F1 or 2 selecting at power up. The other machine is still working correctly. I understand that there is a battery on the SGC (although I have never identified it) and I wondered if this behaviour is typical of a battery needing replacing or perhaps something quite else. If it is the battery which is at fault, where do I go or a replacement, about how much do they cost and what do I ask for? Are they easy to replace or are special tools required? Can someone please help? Thanks. Regards to all. John Gilpin. _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm