A4000 battery
Julian Cameron
newsgroups.
Hi there, I have an A4000/030 (well it was an 030 when it started life)
which has recently decided to lose the date & refuse to save it. I
figured that this was a classic sign of the battery giving up & so went
looking for another one.
That was 3 weeks ago. I am having great difficulty finding exactly the
same battery (after all it's what nearly 10 years old).
Does anyone know:
A) of a supplier in the uk where I can get one?
or
B) if I can use an alternative battery & if so what?
Many thanks for your time.
--
Julian Cameron
Patrick Ford
> B) if I can use an alternative battery & if so what?
Any rechargeable 3.6V battery will do. It's best to run leads and clip or
velcro the battery somewhere off the board.
Or you can use a Lithium battery with a diode to prevent charging,
or a supercap. Don't try a Lithium without the diode--it might burst.
--
--
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+==+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
Patrick Ford Auckland, Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Harvesters, send spam directly to:
ro...@127.0.0.1,abuse@!--#echo var,postm...@nsa.gov
postmaster@localhost,abuse@localhost,ro...@mailloop.com
cat/dev/zero/tmp/...`@localhost,halt@localhost.C:\con\con@localhost
news.admin.ne...@myriad.alias.net
Steven
>Hi there, I have an A4000/030 (well it was an 030 when it started life)
>which has recently decided to lose the date & refuse to save it. I
>figured that this was a classic sign of the battery giving up & so went
>looking for another one.
>That was 3 weeks ago. I am having great difficulty finding exactly the
>same battery (after all it's what nearly 10 years old).
>Does anyone know:
>A) of a supplier in the uk where I can get one?
The last time I looked Maplin, http://www.maplin.co.uk had a good selection.
BTW, I replaced my A3000's rechargeable Varta 3.6V NiCd 60mAh battery for the
better IMHO, Varta 3.6V 70mAh NiMh, Maplin code 'BN22Y' and it fitted perfectly.
Regards,
Steven
--
To reply using mail, Please change my address so I have a big foot !
Julian Cameron
>, Michael <sho...@best.com> writes
>Pull it out of there now instead of waiting for a replacement. Because if
>it is the battery it is doing you more harm then good leaving it there to
>rot.
That was the very first thing I did. I think I got away with it :).
>
>As far as locating a battery, others have mentioned were to find these
>common batteries.
(Many thanks to them.) I did take the battery to all local stores & got
puzzled faces & scratches of heads & was usually told they couldn't get
hold of one like that/hadn't seen one in years/what dinosaur did it come
out of. I just wanted to know how far the specs could be stretched be
being hazardous to my amiga.
>These battery questions are beginning to look like they should be included
>in the IFAQ. Never mind, it is.
<puzzled> <'fraid I'm getting old & last remaining brain cell went on
holiday a little while back & never returned> er uhm er something
frequently asked questions. I've heard of these things but never figured
out where they are. I assume some web site or other.
--
Julian Cameron
Gary Beeton
Julian Cameron <ju...@came.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In article
<Pine.BSF.4.21.010205...@shell15.ba.best.com
> >, Michael <sho...@best.com> writes
> >These battery questions are beginning to look like they should be
included
> >in the IFAQ. Never mind, it is.
> <puzzled> <'fraid I'm getting old & last remaining brain cell went on
> holiday a little while back & never returned> er uhm er something
> frequently asked questions. I've heard of these things but never
figured
> out where they are. I assume some web site or other.
http://wonkity.com/~wblock/Irritate/Irritate.html
Also have a look at the "Common Problems" section of:
http://wonkity.com/~wblock/a4000hard/main.html
--
Gary Beeton
--
Sent via Deja.com
http://www.deja.com/
Julian Cameron
writes
>.
>
> http://wonkity.com/~wblock/Irritate/Irritate.html
>
> http://wonkity.com/~wblock/a4000hard/main.html
Ah ha! one for the bookmark. Thank you.
--
Julian Cameron