Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Thanks for letting me know this and I hope that I can do this.  It 
does not sound too hard but it may be a little complicated.  I will 
go to a store and buy this stuff sometimes this week and try to fix 
it.  


--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "sevebc" <seve.bc@s...> wrote:
> 
> First of all to young Jeff
> 
> Don't let the tetchy rantings of Patrice put you off!
> He's simply a crusty cynical frenchman who's a bit pissed
> since loosing the Franc to the Euro.
> 
> Refer to my posting to Scot no. 167 Well don't bother as I've 
added 
> it all below!
> "I used a varta PCB battery from Maplin:
> 
> 2/V150H 2·4 150 345 13.0 417 *(BN23A) (*Maplin's item code)
> 3/V150H 3·6 150 345 19.2 417 *(BN24B) THIS ONE BEST FOR YOU JEFF
> These are both Three tab batteries for solder mouting on the 
Printed 
> Circuit Board (PCB)So check yours is the same! I found that all 
the 
> brain settings that had faded were instantly recalled once the 
> battery was securely soldered in place. 
> 
>  
> So Jeff buy yourself a decent quality soldering Iron (at least 
15w), 
> 18 swg solder and desoldering braid, the above battery from 
Maplin's
> (maybe ten dollar - "long time sucky sucky soldier-boy" Full Metal 
> Jacket/ Cartman SOUTH PARK) and a pair of rubber gloves to keep 
your 
> hands unsoiled from the battery nasties.
> 
> You will probably need to dismantle the SDS9 case to get easy 
> access to the battery mouted on the Printed Circuit Board(PCB)
> and then you GENTLY desolder the existing
> battery tabs with the HOT soldering iron and desolder braid. Not 
too 
> hot mind you as you don't want to fry the other components on the 
> PCB. You may have to tug on the battery whilst you desolder the 
tabs 
> and the rubber gloves will help insulate you fingers. 
> 
> As grouchy Patrice commented you could always pay a repair centre 
to 
> replace the battery but then you won't get to see the insides of 
your 
> glorious SDS9 unit and it will cost you as much as buying a good 
> qulity soldering iron and all the bits recommended above. Yow will
> also learn a great deal about the unit by just replacing the 
battery 
> and maybe spot things that need cleaning on the inside of the unit.
> 
> P.S. Patrice and I are friends over email so he can slag
> me off directly should he so desire.
> 
> Stephen