Any tips for removing the battery from a Roland SC-55? \ VOGONS

Any tips for removing the battery from a Roland SC-55?

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First post, by wowbobwow

Posted on 2025-05-07, 15:01

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Hi all!

I've recently picked up a lovely Roland SC-55, which I'm excited to compare against my trusty MT-32. I stumbled across the older thread here which advises removing the 2032 battery from this unit, so I just popped the lid off mine. Thankfully I can't see any sign of leaking in mine (yay!), but I also can't figure out the proper technique for actually removing the battery.

My SC-55 revision has the battery slotted into a vertical holder with a sort of flexible metal retaining clip, but the battery is really seated in there and there's nothing I can grab onto or lever against to pop it up / out. I've fiddled with a small screwdriver to try to lift it up out of the slot, but it's not budging and I don't want to put too much pressure on the holder itself.

Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Huxley

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Reply 1 of 2, by Tiido

Posted on 2025-05-07, 15:19

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You need something to push from the bottom edge of the cell to get one out, while holding that lever away.

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Reply 2 of 2, by wowbobwow

Posted on 2025-05-08, 15:04

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Tiido wrote on 2025-05-07, 15:19:

You need something to push from the bottom edge of the cell to get one out, while holding that lever away.

Quick update: I was able to get the battery out by doing what you said. I used the pointy end of a slim plastic spudger to alternate between the bottom-left and bottom-right of the battery, gently pressing upwards while using my other hand to pull back the retaining clip. It took longer than I expected but eventually it started to slowly shift upwards until I was able to grab the top edge with some needle-nose pliers and extract it entirely. Whew!

Thanks for the tip,

Huxley

Co-founder of The Retro Roadshow, the San Francisco Bay Area's premier pop-up museum of vintage technology!

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