Mark Allums wrote:
owens@netptc.net wrote:I would be very surprised if the BIOS battery is alkaline. Alkaline batteries do have a characteristic that the voltage gradually drops as the battery dies; on the other hand Li batteries usually hold their voltage until they die at which point the voltage drops to near zero. LarryThey are available both ways. Mark Allums
I forgot to add that one would naturally prefer the lithium cells, for the reason you mention.
Mark Allums