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First post, by Psquare75

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Hi. Lurker but rare poster.

I rescued this 386 from the dumpster at work.

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First things first. I want to fix the dead CMOS battery.

Luckily, it's this external plug in type.

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I did some searching but didn't find a newly available replacement for this cheaper than this

http://www.batterymart.com/p-lap-b9593t.html

What works?

Goals with this are an ultimate circa 1992 build / gaming rig. That was my sweet spot for DOS gaming.

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386DX-40mhz in progress

Reply 1 of 5, by Auzner

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You could get an LS14250 with axial leads and reuse the 4-pin female 0.1" connector. Cut off the dead battery and strip back some of the wire. Wrap the wire around the new battery leads and cover the exposed wire with electrical tape or heatshrink.

Reply 3 of 5, by PeterLI

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Last edited by PeterLI on 2016-12-17, 20:31. Edited 1 time in total.

Reply 4 of 5, by Psquare75

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Hooray! I picked up an LS14250 and taped the wires as Auzner described. Works great!

Thanks!

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386DX-40mhz in progress

Reply 5 of 5, by Auzner

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Cool, glad to hear that worked well for you.