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Re: Can't find any battery holders for the poly at radio shack

2005-06-11 by gil_we

I took some out of old PC motherboards, they fit perfectly (both in 
my Trident an Polysix). There are also Lithium battries that 
have "legs" connected to them so you can solder them in.


--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <tubmyk2@c...> wrote:
> Man - 
> 
> They don't even list the coin cell battery holder as a stock part 
in 
> their catalog.  
> 
> I even tried de-soldering the 3.5v holder off a used iMac 
motherboard 
> and that's too long to fit...
> 
> So now, my polysix is out of commission.  This battery thing 
holding me 
> back.  I hope it's not something else.  I'm one of those skeptics 
that 
> has trouble believeing "it was fine yesterday, why doesn't it work 
now"
> 
> I know it makes me a pain in the ass probably, but that's what it 
is.  
> Maybe someone knows another place I can get a holder?

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