<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 2 Sep 2026, at 11:25, Jimmy Moore via Synth-diy <synth-diy@synth-diy.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr">Thank you!!! just removed mine.<div><br></div><div>Syntaur looks to be backordered with replacements. can anyone recommend an alternative solution? Preference for a battery that isn't spot welded to the clip.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Can't you just solder some wires and put the battery holder wherever it will fit (insulated of course)?</div><div><br></div><div>A</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM Richie Burnett <<a href="mailto:rburnett@richieburnett.co.uk">rburnett@richieburnett.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Just changed the battery in my Roland Alpha Juno 2 that was likely 40 years <br>
old! The old Sanyo CR2032 coin cell looked fine from the top (+) side, <br>
measured 3.295v and hadn't shown any battery warning message on the synth's <br>
display. In fact it's terminal voltage was higher than my brand new <br>
Panasonic CR2032s that both measured 3.278v. However, when I de-soldered it <br>
the hidden underside was covered in tiny crystals and green crud (>.<) <br>
Looks like I got there just in time! So, don't wait for the low battery <br>
message, or visible corrosion, and don't wait for 40 years before changing <br>
it!!!<br>
<br>
For anyone with an Alpha or MKS-50 there's an excellent step-by-step guide <br>
here:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://llamamusic.com/mks50/MKS-50_battery_replacement.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://llamamusic.com/mks50/MKS-50_battery_replacement.html</a><br>
<br>
-Richie,<br>
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