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I had a response from the Junos group regarding a dead battery in a 106 I
just purchased. The guy said that it was a 3v lithium and they are self
charging. That makes sense because the 106 I bought hadn't been used for
quite awhile, and when I got it home and fired it up, there were no sounds in
memory. After I played with it awhile and programmed a couple sounds back
into it, I shut it off and turned it back on. My newly programmed patches
were still there! So there ya go! I guess it's use it or lose it with these
puppies. When the batteries get this old (15+ years) it ∗is∗ recommended to
replace them though. And where do we get them? Why, an old Pentium II, of
course. According to the Juno responder, a number of computers used the 3v
lithium cell. I don't know if the 106 and the Poly 800 use the identical
battery - maybe the legs are different - but it's certainly worth checking
out. I know I will...

Shayne