Thanks for letting me know this and I hope that I can do this. It
does not sound too hard but it may be a little complicated. I will
go to a store and buy this stuff sometimes this week and try to fix
it.
--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "sevebc" <seve.bc@s...> wrote:
>
> First of all to young Jeff
>
> Don't let the tetchy rantings of Patrice put you off!
> He's simply a crusty cynical frenchman who's a bit pissed
> since loosing the Franc to the Euro.
>
> Refer to my posting to Scot no. 167 Well don't bother as I've
added
> it all below!
> "I used a varta PCB battery from Maplin:
>
> 2/V150H 2·4 150 345 13.0 417 ∗(BN23A) (∗Maplin's item code)
> 3/V150H 3·6 150 345 19.2 417 ∗(BN24B) THIS ONE BEST FOR YOU JEFF
> These are both Three tab batteries for solder mouting on the
Printed
> Circuit Board (PCB)So check yours is the same! I found that all
the
> brain settings that had faded were instantly recalled once the
> battery was securely soldered in place.
>
>
> So Jeff buy yourself a decent quality soldering Iron (at least
15w),
> 18 swg solder and desoldering braid, the above battery from
Maplin's
> (maybe ten dollar - "long time sucky sucky soldier-boy" Full Metal
> Jacket/ Cartman SOUTH PARK) and a pair of rubber gloves to keep
your
> hands unsoiled from the battery nasties.
>
> You will probably need to dismantle the SDS9 case to get easy
> access to the battery mouted on the Printed Circuit Board(PCB)
> and then you GENTLY desolder the existing
> battery tabs with the HOT soldering iron and desolder braid. Not
too
> hot mind you as you don't want to fry the other components on the
> PCB. You may have to tug on the battery whilst you desolder the
tabs
> and the rubber gloves will help insulate you fingers.
>
> As grouchy Patrice commented you could always pay a repair centre
to
> replace the battery but then you won't get to see the insides of
your
> glorious SDS9 unit and it will cost you as much as buying a good
> qulity soldering iron and all the bits recommended above. Yow will
> also learn a great deal about the unit by just replacing the
battery
> and maybe spot things that need cleaning on the inside of the unit.
>
> P.S. Patrice and I are friends over email so he can slag
> me off directly should he so desire.
>
> Stephen