The problem.

Plastic surface mounted coin battery holder (Lithium CR2032) on my 8 year old Packard Bell Easy Note H1 has broken, meaning that the battery will not hold in place and therefore the machine will not fire up without mechanical intervention(From me). The plastic holder that the manufacturer used is one that employs a metal contact on the rim of the holder rather than over the top of the upward facing surface of the battery so that just a slight dink or split in the plastic rim means that the battery can no longer be held securely.

At the moment I got an odd piece of plastic (Out of my odds bin) and jammed in between the laptop case and the upward facing surface of the battery. This seems to do the job, holds the battery where it can make contact on its lower side and on the rim with the other contact. And the thing fires up.Without it no go.

For all intents and purposes I would be happy with this as a permanent solution (Securing the plastic with some superglue) if it were not for the fact that the only way that the plastic fixing can be located means that it slightly overlaps (and is flush with) with the edge of a chip mounted in a holder. I' a little concerned that the heat dissapation on the chip may be compromised if this becomes the permanent fix.

Fitting a replacement holder might be an option.

New surface mounted coin battery holders are cheap (£2),but I think have different prong metal fittings and therefore may be unsuitable for this exercise. I just wonder whether anyone has had experience of replacing one of these on a motherboard and could advise as to the feasibility/difficulty and tips and tricks of so doing.

Nick

What is the battery for and would a suitable inline battery do the job?

You can buy a battery/supercap that'll be fly leads only and solder in.

Otherwise I'm sure you'll be able to locate the right part, as they come in many different fittings.

What is the battery for and would a suitable inline battery do the job?

You can buy a battery/supercap that'll be fly leads only and solder in.

Otherwise I'm sure you'll be able to locate the right part, as they come in many different fittings.

Its for the battery that supplies the power tothe non volatile RAM, retaining hardware setup value profile when the laptop is switched off.

Personally, your suggestion of a loose battery holder(Perhaps secured with double sided tape to the computer case) with the leads soldered on to the existing battery holder contacts sounds good - but I haven't spoted one of this type on the web as yet.

Failing that, I just leave the existing plastic wedge in place.

Nick

Edited 30 January, 201214 yr by Clunkclick

RS at least sell them, but they don't have a lose battery rather one built onto the leads.

To change the battery, you resolder a new one in.

Maplin have these

http://www.maplin.co.uk/lithium-battery-holders-32671

John

The button battery holders are pretty standard. You'll be fine.