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IBM PC 300GL
Broken motherboard battery clip. Big problem.
I couldn't slide the battery out of it's holder sideways, so I lifted the
clip up too far & it snapped right at its base.
I've tried to hold it in contact position with some super/crazy glue and
electrical tape. Which kinda worked for a while, but not permanently. Now
after each shut down, the bios settings are lost & .I have to find a decent
solution without replacing the motherboard ($$).
I have just removed the entire motherboard to see how the battery holder is
attached, and how I might be able to tackle the problem.
Underneath the board there are two 'pins' soldered - one must lead from the
clip (positive) and the other from the contact below the battery (negative).
One option I considered was applying a little heat, with an electrical
soldering iron, to these two points to free the entire battery holder? Maybe
I can replace it.
Another option is to try & solder the clip back in position. Problem is
there is no stem protruding and I'd have to try & cut away a bit of the hard
black plastic surrounding the base of the clip that remains below the
surface. This would have to be done with the battery in position which has
an explosive risk attached, and also the risk of dropping a bit of solder on
the mb.
Another thought was to take a bit of electric wire, strip the insulation and
try to attach one end to the battery (tape or solder or glue) and try to
wedge and/or solder or glue the other end to the remaining clip stem.
Or attach the electrical wire to the battery and take it around to the
bottom of the board to the point where the positive terminal solder
point/pin from the clip is located? The battery holder is located near the
edge of the mb so I could get some wire around.
Has anyone had and solved this problem - let me know what you think my best
avenue is - I gotta get this machine up and running again.
I've heard of an epoxy type glue with metal content that is conductive ?
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Broken motherboard battery clip. Big problem.
I couldn't slide the battery out of it's holder sideways, so I lifted the
clip up too far & it snapped right at its base.
I've tried to hold it in contact position with some super/crazy glue and
electrical tape. Which kinda worked for a while, but not permanently. Now
after each shut down, the bios settings are lost & .I have to find a decent
solution without replacing the motherboard ($$).
I have just removed the entire motherboard to see how the battery holder is
attached, and how I might be able to tackle the problem.
Underneath the board there are two 'pins' soldered - one must lead from the
clip (positive) and the other from the contact below the battery (negative).
One option I considered was applying a little heat, with an electrical
soldering iron, to these two points to free the entire battery holder? Maybe
I can replace it.
Another option is to try & solder the clip back in position. Problem is
there is no stem protruding and I'd have to try & cut away a bit of the hard
black plastic surrounding the base of the clip that remains below the
surface. This would have to be done with the battery in position which has
an explosive risk attached, and also the risk of dropping a bit of solder on
the mb.
Another thought was to take a bit of electric wire, strip the insulation and
try to attach one end to the battery (tape or solder or glue) and try to
wedge and/or solder or glue the other end to the remaining clip stem.
Or attach the electrical wire to the battery and take it around to the
bottom of the board to the point where the positive terminal solder
point/pin from the clip is located? The battery holder is located near the
edge of the mb so I could get some wire around.
Has anyone had and solved this problem - let me know what you think my best
avenue is - I gotta get this machine up and running again.
I've heard of an epoxy type glue with metal content that is conductive ?
--
xx
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