Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

I haven't been too thrilled with NiMH battery longevity lately. I just
replaced one in a cordless phone and a couple in my kids remote control cars
that had stopped charging. They aren't cheap and they don't last forever. I
would stick with a CR2032 in a coin cell socket.

 

Don B.

 

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From: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com [mailto:korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Gordon JC Pearce
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 5:06 PM
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: memory backup battery mod

 

  

On 15/11/12 19:00, AARON wrote:
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> But isn't that the type of battery that leaked all over my Poly-61 PCB
> and made it stop working? :)

They're NiCads, and very different construction.

> Besides, don't you need a charging circuit for that to work? Does the
> Poly 800 have such a circuit?

That's what the resistor and diode you remove are. It's a crap charging 
circuit, but it pretty much works.

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Gordonjcp