pjh@mccc.UUCP (Pete Holsberg) (01/05/89)
Could someone please describe the battery used with the NVRAM in a
3b2/400? I'm looking to get a non-AT&T replacement, assuming that it
will be many dollars less expensive. Thanks.
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Trenton, NJ 08690 Voice: 1-609-586-4800dmt@ptsfa.PacBell.COM (Dave Turner) (01/07/89)
In article <547@mccc.UUCP> pjh@mccc.UUCP (Pete Holsberg) writes: >Could someone please describe the battery used with the NVRAM in a >3b2/400? I'm looking to get a non-AT&T replacement, assuming that it I have a 3B2/300 whose battery died last spring. I didn't want to wait for a replacement so I found one locally. The battery that came with the 3B2 was: Part No. 3B64 ElectroChem Industries BCX72-AA 3.9 v Lithium 17/32" dia. x 1 15/16" long. I couldn't find an AA lithium that was 3.9 v or the same size. I did find an Eveready 3.6v L31 that has been working for 6 months in spite of the lower voltage. I can't remember the price but I think it was about $3.00. The L31 was shorter than the original so I used a metal spacer to make the connection. Not too elegant but it works. Your 3B2/400 may not have an easily replaceable battery. I have a 3B2/310 that has a sealed battery labeled: TADIRAN TL-5242 3.6 v. High Energy Lithium Battery The battery container has two wires coming out one end that disappear into the box so I don't know what it will take to replace that one. -- Dave Turner 415/542-1299 {att,bellcore,sun,ames,pyramid}!pacbell!dmt
denny@mcmi.UUCP (Dennis Page) (01/12/89)
In article <4641@ptsfa.PacBell.COM> dmt@ptsfa.PacBell.COM (Dave Turner) writes: >The battery container has two wires coming out one end that disappear >into the box so I don't know what it will take to replace that one. The wires go around front and plug into the SBD right near the front of the drive(s). You have to release the card cage to disconnect it without bending things. AT&T charges < $20 for the battery if you purchase it as a part from the repair people (how many hundreds of millions if you bought it from a sales person :-). Install it yourself. It's not that big of a deal. -- Good health is merely the slowest rate at which one can die.