Xpantastic!

I recently checked my battery and it still looked like new but it could be disastrous if the 
damed thing started to leek someday.

Has anyone done a battery change yet on their Xpanders/M12?

--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, "synthesizeuhr" 
<synthesizeuhr@...> wrote:
>
> I recently checked my battery and it still looked like new but it 
could be disastrous if the 
> damed thing started to leek someday.
> 
> Has anyone done a battery change yet on their Xpanders/M12?
>

Hello There Synthesizeuhr,

Common wisdom is to change your backup batteries every 10 Years.
I have never changed mine, And It is still working. I notice If 
you put it in storage and don't turn it on for sme time (6 months)
some patches start to fade away. Or just become Init patches. 

I have not seen that brand of battery leak before. Usually a bunch 
of white crystals just form at one end. But I have seen many Korg 
Polysix's become almost un-repairable because of the battery leaking 
on the circuit board, and then the circuit traces disolve. 

Karl

On the OB8 if you loose the battery, you loose the calibration values,
and need to do the cal over.
You need a 4 digit voltmeter for the cal, although you might be able
to get away with a 3 digit voltmeter.

--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, "synthesizeuhr"
...> wrote:


Common wisdom is to change your backup batteries every 10 Years.
I have never changed mine, And It is still working.

.

> Karl schrieb:
> >
> > --- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com 
> > <mailto:xpantastic%40yahoogroups.com>, "synthesizeuhr"
> > <synthesizeuhr@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Common wisdom is to change your backup batteries every 10 Years.
> > I have never changed mine, And It is still working.
> >

> 
> I changed mine 1x in 20 years so that´s right. The 2nd battery is still 
> working here since then, no leakage.
> > .
> >
> >

Thanks
Perhaps it's safest to make a change soon since the Xpander is +20 years by now, what 
type of battery can be used as replacement?

Hey All,

Tell you what, You can buy brand new versions of this battery from 
a company called Digi-Key. They are on the web Digi-Key.com and have
distribution in Europe, US, and I think Far East. I have done 
business with them for years and they usually have great service and 
stock. The only problem is the $25.00 min "US" order. What we should 
do is buy several. I would happily do this for the US guys. I would 
for Europe too, but I think shpping to Europe would make any savings 
on cost moot.

Karl 

--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, PeWe <ha-pewe@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi !
> 
> I think this will work ...
> http://cgi.ebay.de/New-BATTERY-OBERHEIM-OB-8-OB8-XA-II-
Sequential_W0QQitemZ250282414876QQcmdZViewItem?
hash=item250282414876&_trkparms=72%3A823%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%
7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14
> 
> ebay item 250282414876
> 
> contact the ebay shop, - if it´s 3volts, it´s o.k. IMO
> 
> PeWe
> 
> synthesizeuhr schrieb:
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Perhaps it's safest to make a change soon since the Xpander is 
+20 

> > years by now, what
> > type of battery can be used as replacement?
> >
> >
>

Hi All,

Ok, Sorry I checked the Digi-Key Websites in Netherlands, 
Belguim,France,and spain to no avail. It seems the only place Digi-
Key stocks these batteries is the US. Part Number P226-ND.
I do not know anything about international shipping, but If you guys
can help me on this matter I would be willing to aquire these 
batteries and ship them to you. I guess I could get a paypal account 
to deal with the costs. It also looks like there may be some ROHS 
issues "the batteries are made of Lithium".

Karl

--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, "Karl" <shire03@...> wrote:
>
> Hey All,
> 
> Tell you what, You can buy brand new versions of this battery from 
> a company called Digi-Key. They are on the web Digi-Key.com and have
> distribution in Europe, US, and I think Far East. I have done 
> business with them for years and they usually have great service 
and 
> stock. The only problem is the $25.00 min "US" order. What we 
should 
> do is buy several. I would happily do this for the US guys. I would 
> for Europe too, but I think shpping to Europe would make any 
savings 
> on cost moot.
> 
> Karl 
> 
> --- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, PeWe <ha-pewe@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Hi !
> > 
> > I think this will work ...
> > http://cgi.ebay.de/New-BATTERY-OBERHEIM-OB-8-OB8-XA-II-
> Sequential_W0QQitemZ250282414876QQcmdZViewItem?
> hash=item250282414876&_trkparms=72%3A823%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%
3A12%

> 7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14
> > 
> > ebay item 250282414876
> > 
> > contact the ebay shop, - if it´s 3volts, it´s o.k. IMO
> > 
> > PeWe
> > 
> > synthesizeuhr schrieb:
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Perhaps it's safest to make a change soon since the Xpander is 
> +20 
> > > years by now, what
> > > type of battery can be used as replacement?
> > >
> > >
> >
>