Okay simple question does this battery need to be removed asap. cause I think its starting to leak acid, and that can damage vintage motherboards
and after I desoldered it , how can I clean up the board and prevent any damage in near future, also will a 386pc work ok without this battery
>>950272
>386
Into the e-waste with it.
>>950274
fag
>>950272
Yep. Need to be replaced asap. Just solder a new batterie between the joints. Also clean the pcb with Isopropyl alcohol (also asap).
Pic related: a brand new batterieholder. Also avaliable for vertical holding.
2 things to bear in mind when replacing a CMOS battery on old motherboards - 1: Old-ass CMOS batteries were often rechargable, so anything you replace it with should be too. Sticking a Lithium flat cell in there will not end well.
2: Once you detach the old battery, assuming it still holds a charge right now, you will default the CMOS settings on the board. Now on newer machines this is a minor inconvenience, on old machines, it can be a nightmare. If it is bootable right now, get into the 'BIOS' page and make a note of all the settings. You might have to manually re-enter them once the new battery is in place. Depends on how it was originally designed.
By-the-by, you can still buy modern equivalent batteries to directly replace the one you have. Check Farnell/Element14 or similar sites (I mention E-14 because that's the one I use myself and I know is US as well as UK based, or RS or Rapid in the UK, I have no idea where to go for minor electronic parts in the US other than E-14).
>>950480
>If it is bootable right now, get into the 'BIOS' page and make a note of all the settings.
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