A500+ Battery Leakage

[psygnosis]

i recently purchased an A500+ and was reading about battery leakage

i had a little look at mine and found some green residue on where the connector sits on the motherboard and also the chip next to it has some green residue on one side of it.

the battery doesnt seem to be leaking,is it recommended to take the battery out and if so can the amiga operate without one or is it essential for the board to have it

heres a pic see what you think,any help would be great cheers

[prowler]

Yes, remove that battery ASAP. If it's not leaking now, then it will surely do so eventually.

The only detrimental effect of removing the battery is that your machine will no longer keep track of the time and date when it is switched off, but most Amiga users can live without that.

[psygnosis]

Originally Posted by prowler

Yes, remove that battery ASAP. If it's not leaking now, then it will surely do so eventually.

The only detrimental effect of removing the battery is that your machine will no longer keep track of the time and date when it is switched off, but most Amiga users can live without that.

ahh thanks prowler ill do that asap

does that just look like corrosion on the pic or has it leaked somewhere?

[prowler]

Originally Posted by psygnosis

does that just look like corrosion on the pic or has it leaked somewhere?

No, you're very lucky and you've caught it in time. Only the battery negative terminal end and its solder join with the board look affected.

If you're not confident with a soldering iron (it's often not easy to remove a soldered-in battery because of the heat-sinking effect of the large area of copper layer that at least one terminal may be connected to), then it will be sufficient just to cut the battery away with a sharp pair of wire cutters or tin snips where it joins the board.

Afterwards, clean away any trace of residue by brushing the area until clean with a toothbrush or other stiff brush and a little methylated spirit.

[demolition]

If the solder pads on the battery are green or dull looking, it has already started leaking. If not, it probably will very soon like Prowler says, so just cut it out.

[psygnosis]

Originally Posted by prowler

No, you're very lucky and you've caught it in time. Only the battery negative terminal end and its solder join with the board look affected.

If you're not confident with a soldering iron (it's often not easy to remove a soldered-in battery because of the heat-sinking effect of the large area of copper layer that at least one terminal may be connected to), then it will be sufficient just to cut the battery away with a sharp pair of wire cutters or tin snips where it joins the board.

Afterwards, clean away any trace of residue by brushing the area until clean with a toothbrush or other stiff brush and a little methylated spirit.

mate thays spot on cheers again i think ill snip it off

[psygnosis]

Originally Posted by demolition

If the solder pads on the battery are green or dull looking, it has already started leaking. If not, it probably will very soon like Prowler says, so just cut it out.

Thank you too for your advice mate

[orange]

I think that battery is NiMH, that's why it hasn't leaked yet.

[zipper]

Who knows - 3/gp60k seems to exist as NiCD as well as NiMH.

[Jope]

A rule of thumb is, blue for NiCd, green for NiMH.

[Fingerlickin_B]

Originally Posted by orange

I think that battery is NiMH, that's why it hasn't leaked yet.

But it has leaked...I see green solder!

PZ.