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I HOPE YOU FIND THIS PROJECT HELPFUL.  I KNOW I ENJOYED MAKING IT AND
PRESENTING IT TO YOU.  HAL SCHLOTFELD JR, AC0AX, 432 DUKE ST, OCTAVIA, NE
68632 AC0AX ARRL.  NET FOR LONGER LENGTHS OF LADDER LINE, YOU MIGHT TRY
CUTTING A SLOT INTO THE ENDS OF THE SPREADERS, AND THEN GLUING THE WIRES
INTO THOSE SLOTS, RATHER THAN THREADING THE WIRE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE
SPREADERS.  THERE ARE OTHER INSULATING MATERIALS THAT WOULD MAKE SUITABLE
SPREADERS, SUCH AS PLEXIGLAS AND EVEN WOOD, SUCH AS DOWELS.  IF YOU USE
WOOD, BE SURE TO WEATHERPROOF THE WOOD.  AN OLD TIMERS TRICK IS TO BOIL THE
SPREADERS IN PARAFFIN.  BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE HOT PARAFFIN, THOUGH.  ED.
MORE ON SMALL LITHIUM CELL REPLACEMENT AT DAYTON THIS YEAR, I BOUGHT A NEC
VERSA 4050C LAPTOP COMPUTER.  THE CMOS BATTERY WAS DEAD IN IT AND SO EVERY
TIME I TURNED IT ON I HAD TO RESET THE MEMORY FOR THE CLOCK AND OTHER
PARAMETERS.  I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOME INFORMATION ON THE BATTERY
TYPE AND CAME ACROSS WWW. FREELABS. COM.  THE WEB SITE IS MAINLY ABOUT
LINUX USAGE, BUT HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE 4050C.  IT SEEMS THE CMOS
BATTERY IS A CR 2430 AND HAS SOLDERED LEADS COMING OFF THE BATTERY, WHICH
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