About the battery. I opened mine up today and reviewed the dismal situation. I had a new battery and a socket here; wondered if it could be fixed.
My conclusion was no, looking from the top side; too messy, too little to work with. Then I thought about the bottom and had a few questions (this is loosely still on topic I think.)
Where are the tracks for the battery ? on the top side surface ?
Or could one it be re-soldered from the bottom of the p.c.b. ?
And even less probable, could a battery to relocated?
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The battery pads are on the top of the motherboard under the Zorro boards. Has the factory battery already been removed? If not, mark the MB for positive and negative. If so, you will need to determine polarity. The negative is common to the ground plane of the MB. You could also use a multimeter to check polarity when the A3000 is powered up (the computer is supposed to charge the battery during runtime). Coin batteries are OK, but not the only solution. I use rechargable cordless phone batteries. Their wires can be extended and the battery secured anywhere convenient. You need to match the old battery voltage, the current rating is almost unimportant.
If the old battery leaked onto the MB, you really need to wipe that stuff up. Maybe with a baking soda solution. Naturally, there can be NO moisture remaining on the MB when you power up again.
