[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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