[rescue] Sparcstation 2 help! Please

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On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, BSD Bob the old greybeard BSD freak wrote:

> Too much, for what the silly things are worth.  Also, I have heard that
> new ones have been cut differently and may not work in some old machines
> (anyone have any info on that?).
> 
> Anyway, I save up all my old nvram chips and have started to rebattery
> them.
> 
> Find the nvram faq, and follow it carefully.  I use a plain old mill
> bastard file on it, edgwise, and file a notch in the pin-1 end to get
> to the battery nibs.  You need to take slow, light even file strokes or
> you will clobber the thing. Then I solder a 3.0-3.5 volt PC battery in
> place.  Use come velcro (tm) to attach the battery somewhere convenient,
> like the top of an adjacen chip, or the side of the case, or somesuch.
> CAUTION:  measure the polarity across the nibs with a voltmeter so
> you DON'T GET POLARITY BACKWARDS... or bad karma ensueth.  Even a
> dead nvram chip will have a few tenths of a volt still, so it is easy
> to check and make sure.  Use a 15 watt or so iron, and fine solder wire,
> and don't drink too much coffee ahead of time......(:+\\.....

Have you ever thought of selling such things to those of us who might not
have such a steady soldering hand?  I would pay for one that I could
change the battery on and I am sure others would as well!

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