[MRCA] PRC-132 battery replacement

[Al Klase]

Eugene,

That's a sufficiently good idea that I just ordered a couple, just in 
case.  The soldered-down batteries in a lot of this stuff make me 
nervous.  They were a good choice for the first ten years, but now we 
own the equipment.

Thanks,
Al

Al Klase – N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/

On 7/11/2016 12:22 PM, W2HX wrote:
>
> Hi folks, I thought I’d share something I am attempting with this 
> radio. The holdup battery on the processor card is dead so I want to 
> replace it.  The correct battery appears to be this:
>
> http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/panasonic-bsg/BR-1225-HCN/P191-ND/31942
>
> however, I don’t know how many times the pads on the PCB will support 
> replacing the battery. So I’ve decided to try this:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/231972010722
>
> it holds a larger CR2032 battery with much more mAH than the original 
> BR1225 battery. I will try to fit this holder into one of the spare 
> card slots. This will allow me to change the battery again in the 
> future without having to desolder/resolder. And switch it off if I 
> want, but I don’t know if I would have a good reason to switch it off.
>
> I’ll let you know how well it works once it arrives.
>
> Eugene W2HX
>
>
>
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