Mac Portable

From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn_at_crl.com>
Date: Wed Oct 22 02:03:07 1997

At 04:23 PM 10/10/97 -0700, you wrote:
>The battery charger is just 9VDC, but I hope you have a functional
>battery, since the Mac Portable will not run on the battery charger.
>There is no AC adapter. The batteries are lead-acid and tend to
>deteriorate over time. Eventually all of these machines will stop
>working.
 
Thanks for the info! Do you know if it's positive on the inside or outside?
(either + -O)- - or - -O)- + ?)

I found a web page that says you can bypass the battery by replacing the 9v
with a battery eliminator and removing both the lead acid batt and its
cover. If I can find a power supply, I'll give it a try (since I think my
battery is hosed.)

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