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From: m.tiernan@pro-angmar.UUCP (Michael Tiernan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Price wars
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Date: 12 Apr 89 23:18:01 GMT
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         With all this talk about price gouging (let's call it what it is!)
     by Apple, I thought you'd like to hear this.  My gs Battery went on a
     one-way vacation.  I called around to find out that the repair didn't
     require a mother board swap but it did cost $60.  Yea, SIXTY dollars!
     I found a company that sold them (if I find it I'll post it) for $7.40
     with the axial leads (direct replacement) or $7.00 pressure contact
     type.  I got a battery holder for it for about $2.60 and put in the
     holder carefully.  When the battery is installed, the little piece of
     non-conductive foam that I glued to the bottom of the power supply
     holds the battery in firmly and helps secure the holder.  The board to
     power supply clearance is 1/16" more than the height of the battery
     holder.  The batter is 1/16-1/32" less than that.  Works like a champ.
     I've got another for when it dies too.  10 year shelf life outlasts
     2-3 year use life.
 
         If I can still find the data, I'll get the part/supplier list and
     post it.
 
     Later folks.
 
     << MCT >>

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