From: philo on
Petrus Tax wrote:
> "philo" <philo(a)privacy.invalid> wrote in message
> news:hli0aq$bph$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>> Petrus Tax wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> a simple question: Above which voltage does this 3 volt cmos battery
>>> still properly function?
>>> Many thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Petrus
>>
>> I've seen mobos act funny when the cmos battery gets down to about 2.5v
>>
>> If it's under 3 volts...replace it...they cost all of $2 or so
>
> Thank you for all the information. I was asking this question because I had
> ordered a batch of new "coins", but the voltage of one of them was rather
> low so that the replacement didn't work properly. One bad apple ...
>
> Petrus
>
>


Ok

if the battery is new it should be slightly over 3 volts