How to attach leads straight to battery?

[The Daring Dufas]

It seems my IBM Thinkpad's CMOS battery has died, and it's know that
it won't boot wihtout it.

I don't have time to wait for a new one by mail, plus I have some
CR2032's in my fridge. The flat things that look like litttle
frisbees.

The current one has the wires connected to metal tabs stuck (welded?)
to the battery on both sides. Is there a way I can do this without
exploding or otherwise ruining the battery???????

I see that Radio Shack has a clip that holds such a battery but I
think it's too thick to fit. I just tore apart a 16 year old
computetr to get it's battery holder, but it was defintiely too thick
(Does anyone want a kit to make a 16 year-old computer?)

Thanks.

Is there an electronic supply house in your area? Even us backward
Southern Hillbillies have a dozen supply houses for electronics and
alarm systems that stock lithium coin cells with spot welded leads
to replace those common memory batteries in all types of electronic
equipment. It doesn't have to be labeled as the specific replacement
for your IBM computer, it's the same battery used in many different
types of microprocessor controlled gear.

TDD

 

[~misfit~]

Just got rid of 3 370s, two 700s and 3 or 4 600s (Es and Xs) within
the last couple of months. Still have a T43 in my DJ box.

TOUGH machines!!!!!

Yup. I'm typing this on a T60, my newest TP, and I have another dozen or so
going back to about 2003 around the place, most working, the rest being
repaired.
--
Shaun.

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a
monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also
into you." Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche