Alot of those old computers had a big capacitor instead of a battery. If the 
cap goes bad just solder in a similar one.


"Dan Ceppa"  wrote in message 
news:43AF4B83.7.classicc{at}greywolf.synchro.net...
> On 25 Dec 05  08:17:26, Philip Lozier got back to Dan Ceppa
> -> Re: Zenith 386-25 question
>
> PL>> I once had a problem with a 486-66dx (I think) system like that...
> PL>> turned out it was a chip that replacement cost was more than the 
> system
> PL>> was worth in mint condition itself.
>
> DC> Don't you hate it when that happens?
>
> PL> Sux real bad.
>
> I've got a whole bunch of stuff that used to have possible
> homes.  As you mentioned, it's hard to discard old friends...
>
>
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