Steve Pope > wrote:
> James Silverton > wrote:
>
>> Can you handle a soldering iron? I replaced several soldered-in
>> batteries in the "good old days".
>
> They might be surface-mounted these days, as opposed to being
> components with wire leads. (Doesn't mean it's impossible to
> unsolder, but more difficult.)
>
> Steve

Heat from the iron can cook the delegate CPU chips. Could try one of those
new fangled instant heat/cold soldering irons. I have an old computer with
a dead battery. I just keep it connected to the Internet and during boot up
the clock gets reset to the correct time.

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Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)