Double A Penny - Step 20 - Avaratec Encore

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Encore Edition of the Avaratec CMOS Battery Fiasco

As you may remember earlier this year I was attempting to change a CMOS battery in an older Avaratec Model 4100 Series Laptop and it exploded into my right eye... "Lithium Battery Explosion"

Fortunately, no permanent damage was done and I can see ok, as well as can be expected from over 50 year old eyeballs.

Anyways, I still was determined to find a replacement battery but ran into nothing but road blocks. I couldn't find one that was compatible and the emergency room took the leads and plug from the old battery. The only one I could find was over $50.00 and even that was questionable.

So I took a risk and looked on Ebay and bought something that looked kind of similar for just $1.99 . I figured that even if I was wrong I was only out a few dollars and maybe I could solder the leads to the computer.

I was also working on other alternatives at the time. I had an old motherboard sitting around and it still had the CMOS battery holder soldered to it. I removed it and was going to jury rig that if the new battery didn't work.

I got the new battery and it fit perfectly. Problem solved.

I am writing this blog in case there is anyone out there that has an Avaratec Model 4100 and needs a CMOS battery to replace here is how to find one and other data to dig one up:

"Ebay CR2032 IBM CMOS Battery"

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CR2032 IBM CMOS Battery 08K8216 08K8050 92P0986 02K6541

Introduction:
Brand New IBM ThinkPad Real Time Clock Battery (RTC) CMOS BIOS BACKUP
Coin cell battery with two wires two pin connector.

Features:
Replace IBM P/N- 02K6541, 02K7087, 02K7075, 08K8050, 08K8216
FRU-02K6572, 92P0991, 92P0986
Will fix the following error codes:
0250: systems battery error
0251: System CMOS checksum bad
0260: System Timer error
0270: Real-Time Clock Error
Weight:0.03
Volts:3V
Chemistry:Lithium
Dimensions:20mm x 20mm x 3.2mm
Details:3 Volt Lithium Battery

Compatible with:
IBM Thinkpad 570 Series -- 570, 570E, 570X, 570Z
IBM ThinkPad A Series -- A20, A20P, A20M, A21, A21E, A21M, A21P, A22,A22M, A22P, A23, A30,A30P, A31P
IBM ThinkPad T Series -- T20, T21, T22, T23, T30, T40 , T60
IBM ThinkPad R Series -- R40, R40e, R50, R50e, R50p, R51, R52, R60
IBM ThinkPad X Series -- X30, X31, X32
IBM xSeries -- 300, 400

As you can see the battery is compatible with an IBM ThinkPad and also works on the Avaratec Model 4100 as well.

Another bit of info: The bag the CMOS Battery came had the number N7G04S on it.

Hope this helps someone out there.

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This Double Your Way To A Million Blog is based upon the Doubling Method "How to Double Your Way to a £Million in 28 Steps". Using the Doubling Rule it is an attempt to "Double Your Way to a Million" by going from one penny to a million dollars, starting from nothing. At the beginning you start by finding a penny and then double a penny until reaching $1,000,000.

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