cy@dbase.A-T.COM (Cy Shuster) (03/03/90)
Various sources warn that the time has finally come for those of us who purchased early Mac IIs (and who haven't left them powered up continuously) to have our soldered-on-the-motherboard batteries run down. Surely there must be a nifty clip-on battery replacement available? I can't imagine waiting forever to have someone swap my motherboard. --Cy-- cy@dbase.a-t.com
edgar@shape.mps.ohio-state.edu (Gerald Edgar) (03/03/90)
In article <451@dbase.A-T.COM> cy@dbase.UUCP (Cy Shuster) writes: ... >continuously) to have our soldered-on-the-motherboard batteries run >down. Did you notice the fine print? Something like: "Do not throw the dead battery in the trash. Return it to Apple, so that it can be properly disposed of." What's in there, anyway?? -- Gerald A. Edgar Department of Mathematics Bitnet: EDGAR@OHSTPY The Ohio State University Internet: edgar@mps.ohio-state.edu Columbus, OH 43210 ...!{att,pyramid}!osu-cis!shape.mps.ohio-state.edu!edgar
chou@cs.umn.edu (Chih-Hsiang Chou) (03/04/90)
In article <451@dbase.A-T.COM> cy@dbase.UUCP (Cy Shuster) writes: >Various sources warn that the time has finally come for those of us >who purchased early Mac IIs (and who haven't left them powered up >continuously) to have our soldered-on-the-motherboard batteries run >down. > Last time I read from the Apple "Macintosh Family Hardware Reference Manual", it says that these batteries are rechargable. So if the Mac II hasn't been powered up for some time and the battery is dead. Can you simply jump-start the Mac II and let it recharge the battery? I don't know, just curious. -- Chih-Hsiang Chou chou@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu Department of Computer Science University of Minnesota
gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (03/15/90)
In article <1990Mar3.215553.14923@cs.umn.edu>, chou@cs.umn.edu (Chih-Hsiang Chou) writes... >In article <451@dbase.A-T.COM> cy@dbase.UUCP (Cy Shuster) writes: >>Various sources warn that the time has finally come for those of us >>who purchased early Mac IIs (and who haven't left them powered up >>continuously) to have our soldered-on-the-motherboard batteries run >>down. >> Could someone (preferably from Apple) please clarify this? I have a II from late '87. Surely I can't have to have the motherboard replaced. I haven't heard anything about this before, in MacWeek or anywhere else. Robert ============================================================================ = gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu * generic disclaimer: * "It's more fun to = = * all my opinions are * compute" = = * mine * -Kraftwerk = ============================================================================
rsutc@fornax.UUCP (Rick Sutcliffe) (03/15/90)
In article <8058@tank.uchicago.edu>, gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes: > In article <1990Mar3.215553.14923@cs.umn.edu>, chou@cs.umn.edu (Chih-Hsiang Chou) writes... > > >In article <451@dbase.A-T.COM> cy@dbase.UUCP (Cy Shuster) writes: > >>Various sources warn that the time has finally come for those of us > >>who purchased early Mac IIs (and who haven't left them powered up > >>continuously) to have our soldered-on-the-motherboard batteries run > >>down. > >> > > Could someone (preferably from Apple) please clarify this? I have a II from > late '87. Surely I can't have to have the motherboard replaced. I haven't I have some Apple //GS machines from the first batch ever done (limited editions) - must be early 87, I suppose. All have dead batteries. They have to be removed and new ones soldered in. While none of my macs have yet met the same fate, I assume they will eventually. I have not checked to see how hard it is to remove the Mac battery, but soldered in batteries are enough to make one resort to assault and battery. A dumb design decision. Rick Sutcliffe Associate Professor \ (89-90 only) Visitor Computing Science & Mathematics \ School of Computing Science Trinity Western University \ Simon Fraser University 7600 Glover Rd., \ Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5A 1S6 Langley B.C. Canada V3A 4R9 e-mail: Rick_Sutcliffe@cc.sfu.ca OR Compuserve 76475,3406
cy@dbase.A-T.COM (Cy Shuster) (03/22/90)
In article <8058@tank.uchicago.edu> gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes: >In article <1990Mar3.215553.14923@cs.umn.edu>, chou@cs.umn.edu (Chih-Hsiang Chou) writes... > >>In article <451@dbase.A-T.COM> cy@dbase.UUCP (Cy Shuster) writes: >>>Various sources warn that the time has finally come for those of us >>>who purchased early Mac IIs (and who haven't left them powered up >>>continuously) to have our soldered-on-the-motherboard batteries run >>>down. >>> > >Could someone (preferably from Apple) please clarify this? I have a II from >late '87. Surely I can't have to have the motherboard replaced. I haven't >heard anything about this before, in MacWeek or anywhere else. I can't clarify, but RBAUER@oregon.uoregon.edu was kind enough to suggest Soft Solutions in Oregon (503\461-1136), who stated they have 'em for $10. I don't know how they're installed. --Cy-- cy@dbase.a-t.com
bokonon@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Genghis Khan) (03/23/90)
Greetings netters.... For those thinking of replacing their own SE and II (Should i just say "non-pre-SE"?) batteries, a few words of caution. I believe that Apple requires these batteries to be shipped BACK to Apple for DISPOSAL. Seems that the batteries fall udner the category of hazardous / toxic waste. Happy, errr... safe computing... Genghis
mwilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins) (03/23/90)
In article <26713@ut-emx.UUCP> bokonon@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Genghis Khan) writes: > I believe that Apple >requires these batteries to be shipped BACK to Apple for DISPOSAL. Seems that >the batteries fall udner the category of hazardous / toxic waste. So does a broken thermometer. If you're worried about it, most engineering related businesses and colleges have a means by which to legally dispose of such things. In any case, there are simpler ways to deal with toxic waste than shipping it to Apple. > > > Genghis -- Mark
andyn@stpstn.UUCP (Andy Novobilski) (03/24/90)
In article <5365@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> mwilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins) writes: > In any case, there are simpler ways to deal with toxic waste than shipping >it to Apple. > >-- Mark But none of them are as much fun :-|)> (smile with facial hair) Andy Novobilski andyn@stepstone.com The Stepstone Corp
ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) (03/26/90)
When your battery dies, you have a great excuse to upgrade to a IIfx :-) Tim Smith