okay, here's an update from your humble English-major servant..
I took Bladder's advice and found a good 3V battery (computer takes a 3.6V). touched the positive end directly and the negative end via a "wire" made out of tinfoil. held it all in place, turned my longtime- faithful hockey puck over, and with bated breath,pushed the button.....
wait for it.....
normal display!!!! A little dim but that may be the 3V vice 3.6?? And the battery case didn't have any rust. I will do the alcohol q-tip cleaning suggested.
So I may have gotten away with this one. Thanks to bladder, and all, for the sage advice. This computer really doesn't owe me anything, it's 16 years old, but I like it--sweet and simple.
Change out that O-ring!!!! (said with all the fervor of the longtime ignoramus recently converted)
I took Bladder's advice and found a good 3V battery (computer takes a 3.6V). touched the positive end directly and the negative end via a "wire" made out of tinfoil. held it all in place, turned my longtime- faithful hockey puck over, and with bated breath,pushed the button.....
wait for it.....
normal display!!!! A little dim but that may be the 3V vice 3.6?? And the battery case didn't have any rust. I will do the alcohol q-tip cleaning suggested.
So I may have gotten away with this one. Thanks to bladder, and all, for the sage advice. This computer really doesn't owe me anything, it's 16 years old, but I like it--sweet and simple.
Change out that O-ring!!!! (said with all the fervor of the longtime ignoramus recently converted)
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