Leaking Battery

[sim085]

Hi,

I know there are 100's of post on the leaking battery problem. In some of these I read that I could replace the leaking battery in my A500+ with a  lithium battery. However a lithium battery needs some type of place holder. In one of these posts I read that I could actually strip the lithium battery place holder from a PC motherboard (a motherboard which does not work) and install this on the A500+ motherboard.

My question is; does it make a difference from which motherboard I take this lithium battery place holder?

Also is just a question of getting it off from the PC motherboard and put on the A500+ motherboard? or there is more to it?

Thanks and Regards,
Sim085

[sim085]

Thanks for the replies. At home I have a non working ASUS motherboard which I think was produced sometime in 2006!

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=376&l1=3&l2=15&l3=143&l4=0

I was hoping I could use this motherboard battery holder rather then buy a battery like the one I already have on the A500+ since I think like that my A500+ motherboard would be much safe.

[sim085]

Thanks I'll do

[sim085]

Something else I wanted to say is that the chip on the left side of the battery seems to have some 'blue' tingy on its pins, the brown thing between the chip and the battery is all covered with this 'blue' tingy. Is this bad :-( will I have to replace these two elements? My A500+ still boots without any problem so don't know if any real damage has been made!

[sim085]

So I must remove this diode as well. Where is this diode exactly?

[sim085]

Do you mean one like these:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=39&products_id=630

[sim085]

Thanks for the reply ... I will go an check it