On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 6:54 PM Steve Glenner <steveglen...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I opened it up and found the Nicad battery starting to leak, but no > corrosion damage on board yet. I unsoldered the backup battery and ordered > a replacement. Should a M100 be able to power up at all without the backup > battery? I temporarily installed a random 5v super cap I had on hand and > now it does the same start+fade away thing. None of the existing caps > looked visibly damaged or leaking. You can 100% run a 100/102/200 without the memory battery. Just de-solder or clip it out for now. I've seen issues (machines refusing to power off) w/ supercaps installed as memory backup and don't recommend them. -Josh
