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<p>That's a good idea. Here's an addition to it. Have a second AA
battery holder in parallel with the first. Put in the new
batteries before removing the old ones. Or would that cause some
problem I'm not thinking of?<br>
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I had problems with those silly watch type batteries. So, my
solution, which I have done to every machine of the desktop
variety I have ever owned, was to take out said battery, wire in a
AA holder and insert some rechargeable. Since it isn’t that hard,
it turns out to be a low cost over time solution. Not recommended
for laptops as the space is at a premium inside the case). Btw, a
good set of rechargeable powering the RTC on board can literally
last years between recharging. However, I always wanted to have a
recharge circuit that would use the built-in switching supply to
trickle charge the batteries when the machine is in operation.
Never got around to doing that. However, replacing with freshly
charged units and then correcting any time discrepancies resulting
was easy enough to do (until I went total that is) Since no known
firmware on any desktop or laptop is accessible for us totally
blind technologists, I have to depend on someone else to take care
of the finer points.
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<div class="">Still, for what it is, this is a wonderful solution.</div>
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arch doesn't need a cmos battery. Mine is going belly-up
and I don't want to replace it. I was thinking I
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