It does function as expected, but the fake coin cell dimensions are too small, so it can lose contact. We’re getting another revision fabbed.
Rework Instructions for 11th Gen Mainboards to enable powering the RTC circuit from the main battery
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Wow, that looks extremely easy to do.
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Agreed, that looks super easy!
I really appreciate that Framework is trying to improve the solution here. Many companies would have just said sorry and moved along.
This industry is incredibly complex, and mistakes, even really small ones, can kill companies.
Framework is crucial to consumers in the electronic consumer space. I don’t think that statement can be overstated. The main issue, is that these consumers who have been conditioned don’t realize how true this statement is. I’ll chill with the monologue here, but I just really wanted to express my appreciation for what Framework is trying to do here.
It means a lot.
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Can’t wait to see a full FAQ on how to do this. Have avoided taking my laptop with me to work because of the battery issue.
We received the latest batch of these prototypes, and they are a much better fit in the socket. Slightly snug, so we will very slightly reduce the dimensions next time, but functional. We’re providing a few currently to our volunteer moderators for additional testing.
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Can I buy one for CAD $100?..and I’ll forever STFU about this.
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You could just wait for them to finish testing…
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The suspense is killing me…
Don’t give them ideas… 
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Will be finally happy when that day comes. As a non-profit grant writer, I travel throughout Brooklyn and Queens and have had to bring a small and cheap Asus instead. It works, but barely. My tools are on my Framework.
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3 years later… eagerly awaiting the fix to this major design flaw.
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What kind of wire is that on the fake coin cell prototypes? Looks like the insulation has shrunk back in the above pic.
If they are going to come with the wire attached, it would be nice if they could be silicone insulated.
I assume this is a quick and dirty prototype and they just use some cheap standard single strand wire with plastic insulation.
As said before, enamel wire (or silicone insulated, as you said) would be much better.
That’s user error on my part, I initially used a soldering iron that was far too hot. The melting is from fiddling around trying to get a bigger-than-intended glob of solder off of the wire. The stripped portion of wire is also fairly long, that could be trimmed back if you wanted, but it isn’t hurting anything. Remember all of this sits under one of the plastic covers - it’s peeled back in the picture.
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By the times it comes out, you’ve had to wait for it to come into stock 4 times and then paid the shipping costs you may as well wait for the 12th Gen boards to go to clearance and get one of them.
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Have we heard anything about how this fix is going to be distributed yet?
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Posts here by Nrp and the Framework team have been our source of information. They haven’t said.
Well, from the sound of things, they’re steadily working on it, so patience, grasshopper.
Tks