Date   : Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:51:59 +0100
From   : philb@... (Phil Blundell)
Subject: FileStore battery

On Sun, 2009-07-19 at 23:19 +0100, Alex Taylor wrote:
> I've got an A3000 about to finish on eBay right now, in which I
> modified the battery arrangements. The soldered-on cell looked OK from
> the top, but on closer inspection was very fuzzy underneath.
> Surprisingly there was no damage at all the the PCB! I found a mention
> on a forum of it being a 1.2V cell, so I soldered an AA cell to some
> wires, wrapped it in tape, soldered the wires to the board and stuck
> in down the left-hand side of the keyboard, much like the battery pack
> in a Master (except this one retains its rechargeable capability).

For what it's worth, you can still buy PCB-mounted nicad/nimh cells
easily enough.  Farnell sell one that will (with a little bit of
pin-bending) drop into the holes on the A5000 board, and I imagine it
would be possible to find an even closer equivalent with a bit more
searching.  I think the A3000 battery is similar/identical to the one in
the A5000.

p.