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Re: Another battery problem?



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In a message dated 98-06-30 13:15:24 EDT, RonAug@xxxxxxxx writes:

<< You should be able to get a replacement battery, but some are soldered to
 the mother-board.  In that case, you need to cut one of the wires to the
 battery and get a new one that will clip on to the connections of the old
 battery.  Probably a job for your local Nerd if you're not comfortable
 poking around inside the box... >>

Using a soldering iron on printed circuit boards is not recommended.   Most
boards made are multi-layered and soldering or desoldering anything on it can
destroy your PCB.

My first experience soldering to a multi-layered board was costly, about $2500
costly.  Thankfully it wasn't my money.