[sdiy] DX7 battery replacement help

[Oren Leavitt]

Jason Proctor wrote:
> hi all -- i'm about to dive in and replace the shot battery on my 
> original series DX7. i came across some instros here --
> 
> http://www.maths.abdn.ac.uk/~bensondj/dx7/battery.txt
> 
> -- which specify a maximum 40w soldering iron ("or you WILL fry the 
> board").
> 
> i have a Weller WTCPT, which is 60w. i'm fairly handy with a soldering 
> iron and the actual soldering looks pretty simple.
> 
> question: are some boards so fragile that different wattages would mess 
> them up? is it ok to proceed with my regular iron as long as i'm super 
> careful?
> 
> thanks,
> j
> 

Jason, I think youll be fine with the WTCPT since it is temperature 
controlled (and assuming you are using the standard 700 deg F tip). 
Non-TC cheapo irons tend to run hotter.
Don't know what the DX7 battery situation looks like, but you might also 
be able to "snip" out the old battery and solder new on the old lead 
stubs without having to solder the PCB directly.

- Oren