A501 Battery leakage :-(

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 :-(

Says it all really, I just got back my old A500 and A500+ and checked the 512kb expansion (phew soldering irons fumes, yek, better move that :-)) and the battery has totally fuzzed up.

Plan A is to remove the current battery ASAP! Then order a replacement.

The one in the A500+ will no doubt need doing as well. Luckily the A1200 accelerator has the other kind.

So what should I go for? Should i just use the same VARTA style battery or is it possible to replace it with one that won't leak?

I really hope the board isn't ruined, wish me luck!

Andy

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@Mucker
Cheers Mucker I'm not sure that i'll be replacing it anyway. The A501 that is. I have a working A1200 that is my games machine now. This particular A500 I keep for sentimental reasons. It was my first one back when I was a kid :-)

@Tomas
The only thing I was waiting for was the soldering iron to heat up :-D It's a puny 15watt job so it takes a minute.

Well that's the A501 done, now I'm gonna check up on the A500+

Whilst I was at it though I decided to take a look at the chips in the original A500 to see what versions they are.

A500 rev 6A:
HK-6A-A03
B52/ROCK LOBSTER

Rom:
315093-02 / 9034 D

Fat Agnus:
8372A
318069-02
3490 23

Got bored :-D

I couldn't capture it on the digital camera we've got, but there is already some corrosion :-( not too bad, seems quite focused around the battery (obviously) though there are some hints of aquamarine near the C912 variable resister (guess).

Andy

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@Mucker
Dunno what'll stop it, guess there'll be something in that link that was posted.

Quite relieved, the other A500 is just a stock A500, no upgrade with leaky batteries. Must have got confused with another A500+ I used to have. Doh.

It has been so long since I've seen these two machines :-D

Oh and whilst my original A500 (with battery leakage) merely appears a vague off-white the other looks like it just lost a fight with a vat of custard :-D

Andy

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@AMC258
I dunno, if I epoxy the entire A500 it *might* stop it yellowing anymore :idea:

:-D

Andy

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@All

Thanks for all your help guys.

Andy

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@Amigakit
You've just sold a battery :-D

Shame you don't do the Cocolino without a mouse or you'd have sold one of those too!

Andy

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You make buying bits for my Miggy far too easy! Cocolino, joypad and just started a thread to ask about ram!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

:-D

Cheers.

Andy

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If we're going by colour then either :-D but I was thinking of the Bird's English Custard at the time ;-)

Andy