Yes - I'll second that DS12887A works fine in a DEC3000 - I find eBay also
comes up local and Chinese sources, depends on whether you want to wait or
not!
I've tried hacking old one's as well, but for example for ?6 I can get
replacements from the UK - it's a no brainer for me, although of course
they don't last forever.
Regards, Mark.
On 29 November 2015 at 20:52, Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman- <
system at tmesis.com> wrote:
Michael Holmes <mholmes10 at hotmail.com>
writes:
Gurus,
I'm looking for your advice.
My DEC 3000 gave me a POST NVR error and after trying all the steps to
fix =
it (reseating boards, memory, etc...) it looks
like the RTC (DALLAS
DS12871=
A) has died.
Searching on line I found some places marketing a replacement for DS1287
fo=
r old PC's but not sure if any would work for
DEC given it had an A at
the =
end in the model number (different pins etc...)
Given that this sounds like a common problem on early VAXen, I was
wonderin=
g if of you have some recommendations on a good
source to purchase a
replac=
ement RTC that will work with DEC equipment.
Thanks much!
You can replace it with the newer DS12887 available from various
electronics
parts resellers. Several listed below:
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Maxim-Integrated/DS12887A+/?qs=0Y9aZN%2…
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/DS12887A%2B/DS12887A%2B-ND/956873
http://store.batteryspecialists.com/ds12887a.html
http://www.interstatebatteries.com/1/1/5018-ds12887a-lit2695.html
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