Good point, but I don't think anyone wants a blind person trying to do a
soldered battery replacement.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: oberheim@yahoogroups.com [mailto: oberheim@yahoogroups.com ]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:42 PM
> To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [oberheim] Re: Lost ram patches after calibration
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> And here is a message from battery discussion in DX yahoo group
> supporting my opinion...
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> My $0.02USD ...
>
> I never use battery clips. A brand new lithium battery, properly
> braised and soldered, should last at *least* 5-8 years as a RAM backup
> device, often much more. I can get my local Batteries Plus to braise
> strips on any battery for $5 more than the cost of the cell, which
> seems reasonable to me. Performing a replacement every say, 7 years
> seems like a simple, straightforward maintenance task. Even if the
> original battery is no longer available, it should be possible to
> braise on strips such that the battery fits, and a piece of VHB tape
> will hold the battery in place without affecting the electronics.
>
> During that same 5+ years, even a well-made battery clip with good
> contact pressure is subject to developing surface corrosion, causing
> the connection to fail, perhaps even multiple times. Battery clips
> were designed for uses where the battery life is weeks or months, not
> multiple years.
>
> YMMV.
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> Regards,
>
> -BW
>
> Bruce Wahler
> Ashby Solutions.comT
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> Daniel Forro
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