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'New' 386 build CMOS battery help?

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First post, by Psquare75

Posted on 2014-02-17, 03:42

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Hi. Lurker but rare poster.

I rescued this 386 from the dumpster at work.

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

Luckily, it's this external plug in type.

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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Reply 1 of 5, by Auzner

Posted on 2014-02-17, 08:51

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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 2 of 5, by b_rros

Posted on 2014-02-17, 11:33

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Hi, inside my 486 PC I had one just like that, inside the black box was one of these batteries:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tadiran-1-2-AA-Lith … =item19e7bb6e48

I ended up using one old coin battery holder just like in this post Old 486 CMOS Battery Low and it worked just fine, it was way cheaper 😉

Reply 3 of 5, by PeterLI

Posted on 2014-02-17, 14:47

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Reply 4 of 5, by Psquare75

Posted on 2014-02-25, 05:25

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

Thanks!

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Reply 5 of 5, by Auzner

Posted on 2014-03-01, 07:18

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Cool, glad to hear that worked well for you.

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