[Coco] OT: Amiga 500

[Bob Devries]

Ah, yes.
Actually the A2000 also suffered from battery leakage. I have repaired a 
couple of those, as well as the A501 memory upgrade for the A500 which had a 
clock chip with a similar battery. I usually modify them and fit a CR2032 
button cell.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Hirsch" <snhirsch at gmail.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] OT: Amiga 500


> On Tue, 7 Jul 2009, Bob Devries wrote:
>
>> I'd love an Amiga A4000 or A1200, but they're like hen's teeth, and 
>> expensive.
>
> Not to mention that perhaps 80% of the A4000s have been damaged by battery 
> leakage.  I have one in that state and the on-board RTC does not operate. 
> The repair may well be simple, but I'm too paranoid to try it in case I 
> wind up with a doorstop.
>
> The only Amiga models I'm missing are the A600 and A3000.
>
> Steve
>
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