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- From: jmacphai@cue.bc.ca (James MacPhail)
- Subject: Re: Mac Plus volatile PRAM **HELP** please
- Message-ID: <1992Dec13.010612.7659@softwords.bc.ca>
- Keywords: Mac Plus PRAM battery system 6.0.5
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- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 01:06:12 GMT
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- >[info removed]
- >
- >Can anyone identify which pin on which chip should get battery power. I've
- >examined the board and the only chip that I can see which might contain
- >PRAM is one marked "clock", doesn't seem right somehow. I'd rather test for
- >voltage than check continuity...I hate putting 1.5V across components at
- >random. Even if a track is meant to connect at both ends, if it doesn't, I'd
- >be putting power across other unknowns!!
-
- Good to be cautious of course, but I believe most DMMs have a pretty high
- resistance in series with that 1.5V, so even if you connect it to something
- sensitive, the current is so low that damage is very unlikely.
-
- You have the right chip, the clock and PRAM are in the same 8 pin package.
- (Since they both need battery power anyway...)
-
- On the 128/512 boards (and probably the plus too):
- pin 1 goes to 6522 pin 39
- pin 2 goes to crystal Y1 and C15
- pin 3 goes to Y1 and C14
- pin 4 goes to ground
- pin 5 goes to 6522-12
- pin 6 goes to 6522-10
- pin 7 goes to 6522-11
- pin 8 goes to C16 and battery power (via diode on analog board)
-
- Good luck.
-
- James MacPhail jmacphai@cue.bc.ca james@mirg2.phy.queensu.ca (604) 743-2416
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