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Hey! On 16 Feb 98 08:47:08 +0000, *Tim Jackson* grabbed my attention by writing about *"Re: Apollo 1240 clock battery".*

> Not so long ago, wurzel wrote...
> 
> >I have an Apollo 1240/25 accelerator. The clock/battery is on the blink.
> >None of my local computer shops want to repair it, as they don't appear to
> >know what battery is in it.
> >Can anyone tell me /exactly/ what battery number and type I need?
> 
> Can't you take the battery out?  

No, it's soldered onto the board. It was covered by a *very* tight white
plastic cover, but this has been cut off to try & find out the type of
battery.

> If so, just take the dud battery to a local
> electronics shop and they should be able to sell you a new one for about 50p.

If I could get it out, I would. ;)

> I haven't got an Apollo myself, but FWIW, all the RAM boards I've come across
> in the past have taken CR2032 batteries, about 14mm diameter.


Thanks anyway.

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