Amiga 3000 battery question

[barney]

I have an Amiga 3000D with a non leaking working battery from the former owner. Is it still advisable to remove it, or would it be more beneficial to leave it on the motherboard. Thanks.

Barney

[orange]

you should have some type of battery on A3000. I'd suggest coin type, (re-chargeable if you can find, or diode hack:LithBatt.lha)

[Ilwrath]

At the very least, I'd remove it.  Those old batteries are a time bomb.  It may not have failed YET, but YET is the key word.  Why wait for trouble?

[Damion]

Definitely get it off ASAP and clean the area thoroughly (the leakage might not be visible yet).

[beller]

I'd remove it.  If the machine hasn't been used a bunch, your use may push the battery over it's limit and cause a leak.  Given the age it is ripe for failure.

I have an A3000D, I removed the battery and I can't tell you of any problems with the machine beyond having to manually set the clock if I want to timestamp files.

Bob

[T3000]

The A3000 battery also supplies power for the scsi settings. A3000 NVRAM Bottom of page.
More info on them thar batteries.

[Fingers]

2 wires + new battery + film cannister + double-sided tape = peace of mind FOREVER! :-D

PZ.

[amigakid]

Remove it before it leaks, and replace with coin style battery