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486 battery replacement ?

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First post, by Intel486dx33

Posted on 2019-01-29, 12:54

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Is it okay to replace the old Ray-o-vac 3.6v lithium batteries with a NEWER type ?

Reply 1 of 2, by dkarguth

Posted on 2019-01-30, 07:34

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Could you post a picture of the original battery, and the part of the motherboard that it connects to? Those pictures are all of very distinctly different batteries.

"And remember, this fix is only temporary, unless it works." -Red Green

Reply 2 of 2, by Murugan

Posted on 2019-01-30, 07:43

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Do you really need to make a new thread for that....?
You have one open concerning this topic...
http://pc-restorer.com/replacing-cmos-batteries-in-old-pcs/

My retro collection: too much...

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