Okay, I have an old Acer laptop (tablet actually) that I love dearly. It still works and does what it needs to do. Moreover, because it is basically worthless it is the perfect machine for me to bring to teach my classes because if it were broken, destroyed, or stolen then it literally would be no great loss. However, the CMOS battery is dead and it is making life difficult. The problem is that the old battery connects to the MOBO using an odd connector type that I've never been able to find. I can find CMOS batteries with bare strip ends, but then I'll need to splice the two ends together and I don't want to ruin this connector..... it is literally the ONLY one I have. I have thought of the following:
1- just twist them together. Problem is that there isn't much wire to twist together and if it comes undone the battery is exceedingly difficult to get back to. I'd have to disassemble the whole damn laptop.
2. Solder the wires together- this will hold, but I'm not a great solderer. Also, there is virtually no room to spare. So I worry that if I add too much solder then the wires won't fit. I'm also worried about simply ruining the wire if everything gets too hot.
3. I also need to insulate them again and I've thought about intertwining the wires and then heat sealing them. Again though, what if this comes apart?
So can anyone offer a little advice? Thank you all, Aaron
1- just twist them together. Problem is that there isn't much wire to twist together and if it comes undone the battery is exceedingly difficult to get back to. I'd have to disassemble the whole damn laptop.
2. Solder the wires together- this will hold, but I'm not a great solderer. Also, there is virtually no room to spare. So I worry that if I add too much solder then the wires won't fit. I'm also worried about simply ruining the wire if everything gets too hot.
3. I also need to insulate them again and I've thought about intertwining the wires and then heat sealing them. Again though, what if this comes apart?
So can anyone offer a little advice? Thank you all, Aaron