[SunRescue] SS1 losteth its minde.... need eprom refresh.....(:+{{...

[jeff borisch]

Hi Bob,

I've been meaning to do a good HOWTO on this for several months now.

I've found nice surface mount holders for button cells (from mouser) that I
have epoxied to the top of the nvram. then run wires down to the two leads
coming out of the IC (but buried in resin). Getting to them involves the
dremel tool.

I think you can find new ones for around US$16. I can give you a replacable
battery setup for about US$10 each, plus shipping. Battery included! It's
kind of fun to fix them if you have the patience, and lay off the coffee for
a few days, before you try it. (-: I shake too much if I don't.


best regards,
jeffrey


BSD Bob the old greybeard BSD freak wrote:

> Finally my old SS1 crate lost its mind.... ahh, er, nvram battery power.
> Where does one find these silly chips, these days?  And, what does one
> need to restore into the thing to get it operating again?  I should have
> run an eepromscript on it, drat!  I am beginning to hate these silly
> nvram chips in Sunboxes.... DEC had it right, with the 3 AAA cells
> that are so easy to fix by wiring up a spare set from the corner
> grocery store battery packs.  All my Sunboxes are beginning to die off.
> It could get more expensive than they are worth to replace these things.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
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