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Yet another battery question

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First post, by badmojo

Posted on 2012-03-30, 00:56

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I have a 386 motherboard on which the battery has started to leak. In the past I've just de-soldered it and used the external battery header but this board doesn't have one, which is disappointing because it's a nice ASUS board.

With regard to a replacement battery, what about these:

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=SB1771

It's a Lithium 3.6v battery, which specifically states 'cannot be recharged'. If I solder it into the motherboard, won't the motherboard try to recharge it? If yes then what? Explosion? Death? Disaster?

Is my only option to replace the NiMH batter with a new one?

Reply 1 of 5, by shspvr

Posted on 2012-03-30, 01:53

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I belive what ref to is ocen it charged you don't every want it to full discharged becuases it may not recharged back up.

Reply 2 of 5, by CapnCrunch53

Posted on 2012-03-30, 02:10

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If it is non-rechargable, I believe you can use a diode with a non-rechargeable battery in that situation. I assume the current used to charge the battery is used to power the diode instead.

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Reply 3 of 5, by shspvr

Posted on 2012-03-30, 02:38

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http://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22000

Reply 4 of 5, by badmojo

Posted on 2012-03-30, 04:40

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Cool thanks for the reply's, I've gone with one of these instead:

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=SB1609

"3.6V 70mAh NI-MH Computer Motherboard Battery"

I'll just have to watch it like a hawk for any sign of leakage, but I assume they're less prone to that in this day and age...?

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Reply 5 of 5, by SquallStrife

Posted on 2012-03-30, 04:54

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Less prone but not immune.

A good strategy is to remove the battery when you're not going to use the computer for a while, that way if you forget about it and leave the thing in a cupboard for years, there's no risk of damage.

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