On Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:54:48 +0000, Derek wrote: > Hi Thierry, > > The Q60 / Q40 clock chip is a ST M48T02-150PC1 Timekeeper battery. It > plugs into a 24 pin socket on the Q60 board. It is still available,
Yes, I can see it is still available from Farnel/Element14: at 20 euros + VAT, it is not exactly cheap; most common RTC+quartz chips (e.g. the DS3231) come at a quarter of this price and don't use that silly integrated battery concept that forces you to replace the whole shebang every 10 years (or even sooner, depending on how long the RTC+battery package was stored by the supplier before you buy it from them: I'd bet Farnell don't sell such a RTC everyday...). I might get one from Farnell next time I buy some electronic components from them (it will save the postage fee). I am also wondering if it would be possible to open the package (probably by abbrasing its top side with a file) to get access to the battery and replace it... I might try that with the old chip after replacing it... > Regards > Derek Regards, Thierry. _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List
