From: Robert Young [rcyoung@aliconsultants.com]
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 10:05 PM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Vax 4000/600 TOY battery substitute at Radio Shack

There have been several posts over the years to this forum regarding
Vax 4000s that "lost" theTime Of Year, or their "boot" information,
after a power outage. The most frequent culprit sited is a defunct
NiCd battery (3.6V @ few hundred mAh).

For any who have an interest, Radio Shack cordless telephone NiCd
battery 23-281 will substitute for the original NiCd battery in this
system. The battery itself has to be "attached" to the underside of
the user console with "sticky back" Velcro ( the physical size is
different so it will not fit in the battery "snap" holder) , but the
pinout on the connector is the same as on the OEM. The plug has a
slightly different shape (the Radio Shack is smaller in OD dimension),
but the plug connector pin spacing and wire sizes are a match. There
is no problem sliding the connector into place. Cost is $12.99 US