[SunRescue] SS1 losteth its minde.... need eprom refresh.....(:+{{...

[Dan Lane]

> and lay off the coffee for a few days, before you try it. (-: I shake
too much if I don't.


no coffee for a few days!!! don't know about you guys but I don't think I
would last a full day without caffine!

Fell asleep at my desk yesterday... had to have 3 cans of red bull to keep
me up :(

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jeff borisch sent the following on Tue, 13 Feb 2001...

> Hi Bob,
>
> I've been meaning to do a good HOWTO on this for several months now.
>
> I've found nice surface mount holders for button cells (from mouser) that I
> have epoxied to the top of the nvram. then run wires down to the two leads
> coming out of the IC (but buried in resin). Getting to them involves the
> dremel tool.
>
> I think you can find new ones for around US$16. I can give you a replacable
> battery setup for about US$10 each, plus shipping. Battery included! It's
> kind of fun to fix them if you have the patience, and lay off the coffee for
> a few days, before you try it. (-: I shake too much if I don't.
>
>
> best regards,
> jeffrey
>
>
> BSD Bob the old greybeard BSD freak wrote:
>
> > Finally my old SS1 crate lost its mind.... ahh, er, nvram battery power.
> > Where does one find these silly chips, these days?  And, what does one
> > need to restore into the thing to get it operating again?  I should have
> > run an eepromscript on it, drat!  I am beginning to hate these silly
> > nvram chips in Sunboxes.... DEC had it right, with the 3 AAA cells
> > that are so easy to fix by wiring up a spare set from the corner
> > grocery store battery packs.  All my Sunboxes are beginning to die off.
> > It could get more expensive than they are worth to replace these things.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
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