PalmOS no more? :(

[Tony Duell]

> The only difference that I could find was that the alkalines had a cell 
> voltage of around 1.65-1.7 volts, feeding the clock with something 
> nearer to 7 volts.  I have no idea why this upset it, but the battery 
> voltage circuit reported this as flat batteries.

I actually have a PC2086 serice manual somewhere.(Amstrad service manuals 
of that date were just parts lists and schematics, of course.) From what I 
remember there's noting odd about the circuitry, though.

Did you try a couple of silicon diodes in series, in series with the +ve 
battery lead? That might have cured it. I have an objection to 
zinc-carbon cells due to their antisocial habit of leaking, alkaline 
cells are much better house-trained, so I prefer to use those where possible.

-tony