Stone the crows, don't buggerise around, just buy the proper battery from Jaycar. Like the man said, it's the SB-1609, it costs $8.95, it won't break the bank. Besides, the new battery will last longer than the rest of the machine will.
I wouldn't bother with extension wires, put it on the carefully-cleaned board properly. If you can't or don't want to do it yourself, bring it along to the SAUG meeting on Sunday 14th, and we'll do it for you.
tony
