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Offline redrumloaTopic starter

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It can not be said enough, so this is a friendly reminder.

[color=FF0000]Check your Amiga RTC battery!![/color][/b]

Many a Amiga will die from this common problem. These batteries WILL LEAK, it's not a maybe, they WILL!!! They will destroy the motherboard.

If you are not comfortabe with a soldering iron, bring your computer to someone who is.

This has been a public service announcement :-o
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@4play

Exactly, i see the same thing. Every single oneI have seen has furry batteries and usually major leakage. I just got 2 A2000s and immediately had to do surgery to remove badly leaky batteries. I think I saved them in time, further testing will tell...
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amigamad wrote:
What voltage is the battery is it 3.6 volt or lower. :-)


It's 3.6V
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