Didn't see a reply to this one, sorry for late reply, haven't checked this mail
account for a while...
Yep, those pads allow a direct solder for adding a backup battery. Very
straightforward. Can't remember the details for what type of battery etc., but
looks like you already have that info anyway.
So yeah, just solder one in! ; )
Lee
http://baudalign.com/lee/poly800.html > From: "ghostarbeiter" <ghostarbeiter@...>
> Subject: on MKI battery...
>
> greetings,
> I 've opened up my Poly MKI just recently (one key went out) and found
> on my suprise clearly marked place for battery. large symbol (sized
> 1:1) with two solder points at ends. i was thinking about placing a
> backup batt earlier, had read that article in files section, but just
> stopped thinking about it, until now. so, if there's anyone familiar
> with the issue, i'd like to know are these solder points actual battery
> hookup places (there's a mark + on one side of the symbol), or should I
> stick to the procedure described in forementioned article ("+ to joint
> of D1 and R1..." etc)?