[sdiy] Lithium batteries & corrosion (Was: Retaining button state after power off?)

[Andre Majorel]

On 2014-02-01 23:20 +0100, Roman Sowa wrote:

> And as a side note about Polysixes, as I did a few myself - always
> replace the NiCad with a socket for CR2032. That one does not leak,
> and works for decades. I have seen 30-year old synths with lithium
> battery still in fair condition. So battery is not a bad thing in
> general, NiCad is.

I've seen blue-green corrosion around the CR2032 in a DX7.
Whether it's leaking or something else, I don't know. But it
doesn't make me want to put batteries inside equipment if I can
avoid it. Even lithium ones.

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André Majorel http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/