The apollo 040/40 i had used a rechargeable batt that can leak and eat the accelerator.remove it asap if you do nothing else. more than likely someone did a coin cell hack to your other one. You should use a diode if you do this,since lithium coin cells shouldnt be recharged.
It doesn't look like my Apollo has suffered from battery leakage, but I will of course have to inspect things more closely after removing the old battery. The type of battery is the same as the one featured on this card:
http://www.amiga-hardware.com/display_photos/apollo1240_3_sm.jpg. I removed the plastic cap, and it certainly looks like the battery have started to leak, so removing it has top priority right now.
The previous owner of my new Apollo card haven't used a diode with the battery since the VL2020 is actually rechargeable.
Look here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/stacho100/Apollo126006080MHz32MBRAM#
I'm using Panasonic VL2020 accumulator. This accumulator is really very nice - it will not leak and it will be re-charged during normal Amiga operation.
Yes, I think I'll buy a VL2020 then
I have looked at your pictures, and I'm a bit curious about the small card that sits next to the CPU, what does it do? Is it a kind of voltage regulator or something?
Another thing, is it a laptop CPU fan you have mounted on the processor?
I've used my apollo 040 40mhz without fan years. It has double size compared to cpu cooler element from old nvidia craphicks card. Only clue I use with it therman grease, so it can be easily removed and replaced. This solution requires tower
I must say that I'm a bit sceptical to fanless solutions. Another thing is that I have plans of using my old Apollo in a custom made cabinet I have made, and I don't think a cooler element will fit in there, unless it's a small one that is.
BTW. Thanks for the replies everybody
