GMS@PSUVM.BITNET (01/08/86)
We recently opened one of our 6300's with the intention of replacing
the bad nicad battery on the motherboard. Lo and behold we discovered
that the battery is soldered in! The response from ATT was to replace the
entire motherboard. Is anyone aware of an easier way to do this?
Any idea whay they chose to do it this way? If not for the solder it looks
as if it would be easy to replace (it just fits between two metal connectors.)
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kca55611@ihuxk.UUCP (K.C.Anderson) (01/10/86)
> We recently opened one of our 6300's with the intention of replacing > the bad nicad battery on the motherboard. Lo and behold we discovered > that the battery is soldered in! The response from ATT was to replace the > entire motherboard. Is anyone aware of an easier way to do this? > Any idea whay they chose to do it this way? If not for the solder it looks > as if it would be easy to replace (it just fits between two metal connectors.) > Try leaving the 6300 on for 2 or 3 days straight. Mine also arrived with a discharged battery, but works great now. Keith
slb@bnl44.UUCP (San Barr lying around @ The Beach (slb @ Brookhaven Nat. Lab, L.I.)) (01/14/86)
> > We recently opened one of our 6300's with the intention of replacing > > the bad nicad battery on the motherboard. Lo and behold we discovered > > that the battery is soldered in! The response from ATT was to replace the > > entire motherboard. Is anyone aware of an easier way to do this? > > Any idea whay they chose to do it this way? If not for the solder it looks > > as if it would be easy to replace (it just fits between two metal connectors.) We faced a similar problem with our 7300 when it first arrived. The unit was sitting around in some wharehouse waiting for AT&T to release it into the market. The battery ran low and eventually died - and yes, we had to replace the motherboard! (I don't know why they just didn't leave the battery so the user could change it). -- Sanford L. Barr | Voice phone: (516) 736-4155 Famous designer of the Write Only Memory.| Address (USnail): -- -- | ..!decvax!mcnc!philabs!sbcs!bnl44!slb | Almagmated Tech. ...slb@bnl44.ARPA | 39 Royalston La. ...slb@bnl44.UUCP | S. Setauket, N.Y. 11720 ...slb@bnl44.bitnet | ATTN: Sanford L. Barr ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Did you exchange a walk-on part in a war for a lead role in a cage?"