[Kenwood] TM-732A battery location

[k3ac at aol.com]

If you do use a 3V lithium coin cell socket with pigtails, you can sub the CR2032, which should be readily available even in HI.
 Bob K3AC
In a message dated 5/12/2022 5:35:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, wa2lbi at gmail.com writes: If you can obtain the proper battery but without the tab there are a couple options I have used:   
   - Use a socket. Find a location on the top or bottom of the rig where it will fit and neatly run wires to it from the original battery solder points. This certainly makes it easy for future replacement as all you need to do is remove the appropriate cover from the rig.
   - Lacking a socket or the room, I have also stripped about an inch or so of insulation from small gauge solid wire and formed a loop that is pressed and taped to each side of the battery. Then, the entire battery is covered with heat shrink tubing and the tubing is shrunk. A location is found where the battery will fit and wires are neatly run to the original battery solder points. I have rigs, even mobiles, that are still in service years after this battery replacement implementation.
GL! 73, KenWA2LBI  
On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 3:20 AM JF Samuels - K2CIB <radiowhiz at gmail.com> wrote:
If you have the chain Batteries and Bulbs, they usually have a tech with 
the proper tool for soldering tabs on batteries - they will do it for 
you if you buy the battery there. Or, maybe with a charge if you bring 
one in.
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On 5/11/2022 11:31 PM, ken.d.brown at hawaiiantel.net wrote:
> Just be happy you don't live in Hawaii, where it is nearly impossible 
> to have a tiny lithium battery shipped to you, lest it should explode 
> and bring the aircraft down. I'm still trying to figoure out how to 
> get a solder tab battery for my TS-50 and TS-440.
>
> De N6KB
>
> On 2022-05-10 18:56, Bob via Kenwood wrote:
>>  Gary - you can purchase 3V lithium coin batteries with solder tabs,
>> as used in the older Japanese transceivers. Model no. is CR2032 - just
>> search on Ebay and you'll find several vendors selling them. I have
>> used them and they work fine if your old memory battery needs
>> replacement.  Bob K3AC
>> In a message dated 5/10/2022 7:52:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> kenwood at mailman.qth.net writes:
>> Gary,  You are correct about its location. It is a coin shape but is
>> soldered in. The battery measures 3.26V so I don’t think it’s the
>> problem. I’ll replace it anyway and make sure to touch up any
>> questionable solder connections.  Thank you. Brian WA5UEK  Sent from
>> my iPhone > On May 10, 2022, at 6:37 PM, Gary
>> <gary_mayfield at hotmail.com> wrote:> > Pretty sure it is a coin cell.
>> My memory isn't what it used to be, but maybe on the back side of the
>> circuit board attached to the front of the radio body. Sandwiched
>> between the circuit board and the case..> > Good Luck and 73,> Joe
>> kk0sd> > -----Original Message-----> From:
>> kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net <kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
>> Behalf Of Brian Harris via Kenwood> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 2:07
>> PM> To: Kenwood <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>> Subject: [Kenwood] TM-732A
>> battery location> > My 732 occasionally loses its mind (programming).
>> I suspect it might be a bad backup battery. I’ve opened the top and
>> bottom covers and even removed the front panel looking for it. Where
>> is it and what does it look like?  I take it that it’s not a little
>> round thing that looks like a coin.> > WA5UEK > > Sent from my iPhone>
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