[rescue] PSA: Those Expensive "New" Sun NVRAMs on eBay

[Ethan Hawke]

You can get newly manufactured ST NVRAMs (M48T02, M48T08, M48T48, but 
not M48T59) from proper distributors such as DigiKey and Mouser.

A lot of the "new" ones on eBay have pictures clearly showing a 1995 or 
2000 manufacture date, although a lot of the sellers seem to equate new 
with unused, which doesn't help much with batteries.

Ethan

On 20/7/24 04:15, Jonathan Cox via rescue wrote:
> Yeah, there is a guy on YouTube who kept buying several of these eBay 
> "new"  NVRAMs until he finally gave up and broke out the Dremel 
> himself. I was thinking, what do you expect, anything new will already 
> be dead too since these batteries don't last 25 years or more. A lot 
> of people don't want to see how the sausage is made.
>
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> *From:* rescue <rescue-bounces at sunhelp.org> on behalf of Jonathan 
> Chapman via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, July 19, 2024 11:53:25 AM
> *To:* The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> *Cc:* Jonathan Chapman <lists at glitchwrks.com>
> *Subject:* [rescue] PSA: Those Expensive "New" Sun NVRAMs on eBay
> With pictures:
>
> https://imgur.com/a/82uqhKs
>
> I found the above when a customer sent in some NVRAMs for rebuild last 
> week. Hot garbage if you ask me, especially considering the price tag.
>
> Save and rebuild your originals!
>
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
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