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boardjunkie:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3795415

Onna those would last forever....

Its "aa" sized so you can use a single AA battery holder and solder the wires to the mainboard. Watch your polarity whatever you do. Hook it up backwards and yer likely to fry the cmos ram....
southpaw13:
OK-got it done!  $2 at radio shack.  A little more for the batteries.  They say they have a 15 year shelf life.  It booted right up minus the F1 screen.  Thanks for the suggestions and I will report back in 10 years or if they batteries die...whichever come first!

I would highly suggest trying this if you have the same problems...

Thanks-picture attached,
Southpaw
DaOld Man:
Looks like a good job!
maybe your nephews wont have to worry about changing them until their kids start complaining about the problem. Just be sure to tell them how to change the batteries.
southpaw13:
I hoping the computer dies before the batteries....maybe their will be no need for AA batteries in the future!
Beley:

--- Quote from: southpaw13 on September 04, 2011, 10:12:01 am ---....Can I just tuck the wires in the battery holder while the original battery is still in it?

--- End quote ---

A bit late since you already found a solution, but for anyone else thinking of doing that(the above quote), don't.  The different internal resistances of the different types of batteries will cause problem when connected in parallel.  best case, batteries drain quickly.. Worse, batteries leak allover motherboard. Even worse batteries heat up and catch fire.
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