Well the thing is/was that there was nothing to de solder so this has all gone wrong. I'm gonna have to remove the board to get at things I guess.
--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, jesper <jesper@...> wrote:
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> Leakage is always serious since it won't stop tearing at the PCB. The
> acids are still there you know... Clean it - a lot!
> You need to desolder the entire battery pack. Don't cut the plastic tube.
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> Mark Frost skrev 2011-12-08 20:44:
> > Well that sounds like my kind of solution Gordon. There are signs of
> > leakage from the battery but its not serious. I have so far lifted off
> > the cover cap, but I can't seem to see how to get the battery out. It is
> > shrouded in a plastic tube. Any help would be apreciated.
> > On the backlit display issue I think I have found
> > http://www.maplin.co.uk/supertwist-alphanumeric-lcd-modules-36389
> > something that seems to fit the bill. Will I need to cut the ribbon
> > cable and re-solder?
> > thanks in advance.
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