Re: How do you change the clock/control panel battery on a 170?

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I “think” the 170 will have a three pack of AA sized nicad.   It’ll take a small amount of surgery to fix it but can be done.   


Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

> On Feb 15, 2024, at 6:27 PM, James H. H. Lampert via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> See my previous message about today's surprise revival of our V5 "fat" 170.
>
> After the second IPL, I did some further poking around in SST, and found indications of a failed clock/control panel battery. And that it had failed before last November's incident when it refused to power up.
>
> Does anybody know what kind of battery a 170 takes? Or how to change it out?
>
> For that matter, what about an E4A?
>
> --
> JHHL
> --
> This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list
> To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
> visit: https://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l
> or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
> at https://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
>
> Please contact support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for any subscription related questions.