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From: lishka@uwslh.UUCP (Christopher Lishka)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Battery-Backed Clock Goes Back
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Date: Thu, 3-Sep-87 18:54:56 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  3 18:54:56 1987
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Reply-To: lishka@uwslh.UUCP (Christopher Lishka)
Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison, State Hygiene Lab
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Now, for my minor $0.02 worth:

Mr. Brown doubted that a Lithium battery could last 10-30 years,
stating that the life would be more like three years...well, I have
one of these buggers in a digital watch, and I've had the watch for
six years without having to replace the battery.  Who knows how long
the watch was sitting in the store before I bought it.  I have used
all the functions (stopwatch, timer, alarm, beeper) throughout the
years, at times very heavily and at other times not so heavily.  The
rated performance is five years...like I said above, I have been going
for six.  That may not be quite ten years (or 30), but when my battery
lasts that long, I'll post a message ;-)

Say, wasn't Apple having problems with their Lithium batteries in
their Mac II's?  I heard (from a friend) that the batteries are
*soldered* onto a major board.  Is this true, and if so, why couldn't
they spend just a bit more money to have a replaceable battery
(especially with the hefty price tag on the Mac II)?  Do they also
trust Lithiums to last that long?  Enquiring minds want to know...;-)

					-Chris

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Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene <-lishka%uwslh.uucp@rsch.wisc.edu
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