[TenTec] OMNI 5 GOES DEAD ON 40

[Barry N1EU]

Very interesting Pete!  But I would think only a small minority probably
possess that skill.  It would make more sense for somebody WITH that skill,
to buy a batch of the chips, install a fresh battery, and sell them for a
worthwhile profit to those in need.

Barry N1EU

On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Peter Bertini <radioconnection at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Arrrgh!  Dallas time chips??
>
> I ran into this on my Paragon II. Ordered two chips on eBay, and received
> junk that had older date codes than what I was trying to replace from idiot
> Chinese vendors with no scruples.
>
> I finally got a usable chip from Futurlec.
>
> If someone is skilled, talented, and has good eyesight and is willing,
> those old chips can be opened up; and the internal lithium cell replaced.
> The internal chip has a lead for external battery backup, which has been
> folded back and connected to an internal lithium cell.
>
> Either the internal cell can be replaced, or the connection to the outside
> world reestablished, to enable using an external lithium cell for the chip.
>
> Pete
> _______________________________________________
> TenTec mailing list
> TenTec at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
>