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Julian Cameron wrote:

  
> B) if I can use an alternative battery & if so what?
 
Any rechargeable 3.6V battery will do. It's best to run leads and clip or
velcro the battery somewhere off the board.

Or you can use a Lithium battery with a diode to prevent charging, 
or a supercap. Don't try a Lithium without the diode--it might burst.
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Hello Julian,

>Hi there, I have an A4000/030 (well it was an 030 when it started life)
>which has recently decided to lose the date & refuse to save it. I
>figured that this was a classic sign of the battery giving up & so went
>looking for another one.

>That was 3 weeks ago. I am having great difficulty finding exactly the
>same battery (after all it's what nearly 10 years old).

>Does anyone know:

>A) of a supplier in the uk where I can get one?

The last time I looked Maplin, http://www.maplin.co.uk had a good selection.

BTW, I replaced my A3000's rechargeable Varta 3.6V NiCd 60mAh battery for the
better IMHO, Varta 3.6V 70mAh NiMh, Maplin code 'BN22Y' and it fitted perfectly.

Regards,

    Steven

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In article <Pine.BSF.4.21.0102050007330.21581-100000@shell15.ba.best.com
>, Michael <shotgun@best.com> writes

>Pull it out of there now instead of waiting for a replacement. Because if
>it is the battery it is doing you more harm then good leaving it there to
>rot.

That was the very first thing I did. I think I got away with it :).

>
>As far as locating a battery, others have mentioned were to find these
>common batteries.

(Many thanks to them.) I did take the battery to all local stores & got
puzzled faces & scratches of heads & was usually told they couldn't get
hold of one like that/hadn't seen one in years/what dinosaur did it come
out of. I just wanted to know how far the specs could be stretched be
being hazardous to my amiga. 

>These battery questions are beginning to look like they should be included
>in the IFAQ. Never mind, it is.
<puzzled> <'fraid I'm getting old & last remaining brain cell went on
holiday a little while back & never returned> er uhm er something
frequently asked questions. I've heard of these things but never figured
out where they are. I assume some web site or other. 
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In article <Zr79WUAGFwf6EwIY@came.demon.co.uk>,
  Julian Cameron <jules@came.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In article
<Pine.BSF.4.21.0102050007330.21581-100000@shell15.ba.best.com
> >, Michael <shotgun@best.com> writes

> >These battery questions are beginning to look like they should be
included
> >in the IFAQ. Never mind, it is.
> <puzzled> <'fraid I'm getting old & last remaining brain cell went on
> holiday a little while back & never returned> er uhm er something
> frequently asked questions. I've heard of these things but never
figured
> out where they are. I assume some web site or other.

  http://wonkity.com/~wblock/Irritate/Irritate.html

Also have a look at the "Common Problems" section of:

  http://wonkity.com/~wblock/a4000hard/main.html

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In article <95n4ng$hce$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, Gary Beeton <gbeeton@home.com>
writes
>.
>
>  http://wonkity.com/~wblock/Irritate/Irritate.html
>
>  http://wonkity.com/~wblock/a4000hard/main.html

Ah ha! one for the bookmark. Thank you.
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