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Re:“Space age electronics”: Inside a GE thin-film paperweigh... by jandrese on Friday July 02, 2021 @09:44PM (#27718681)
I’m frankly shocked that a battery that looks like it is from the 60s still has charge enough to run a beeper.
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Re:“Space age electronics”: Inside a GE thin-film paperweigh... by kens on Saturday July 03, 2021 @12:02AM (#27719265)
The battery was dead and bulging open. I powered the paperweight from a power supply.
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