Hi all,
I bought a vintage Tandy 200 portable computer a while back. It's in
good condition and works great, with a few minor issues. It's a really
cool little computer and I'm amazed that it runs on AA batteries! I took
the cover off one time and I saw that it has a small built-in
nickel-cadmium backup battery. Surprisingly, it still holds a charge and
kept documents in the RAM even after the AA batteries died. I noticed
though that the ends of the battery look a little bit corroded. Should I
be concerned about this? I've heard that old batteries in some other
vintage computers can start to leak and damage the circuit board, but
someone else told me that I don't really to worry about Ni-Cad batteries leaking. Should I replace it? And if so, what would you recommend? I
would think that a more modern Ni-mh would be better.
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